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May 2. 2007 - Wanted: books, coverscans, articles, radioshows...

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Questions on Ellery Queen

1) America's Grub Street Speaks

This concerns a radioshow hosted by Tom Stix. Turning from fiction to fact, three writers of mystery stories, known under the 'nom de plume' as Ellery Queen, Barnaby Ross and "Diplomat", applied their wits to the solution of a real unresolved mystery as presented by Captain John Ayer, head of the NYPD's missing persons bureau, during one of the new series programs known as ' America's Grub Street Speaks", presented each Sunday evening over the WABC-Columbia network. This program was only suggested for release on Saturday November 19. or thereafter...
Can anyone confirm this in any way? Was it a television or radioprogram?
Who was 'The Diplomat' -  Any information is appreciated!
 

2) Pastiches
I've only just looked into the pastiches, parodies made.
Several authors tried their hands on a Queen story with enjoyable results... perhaps you have such a story lying about...
tell us about it...
 

3) NBC-TV's Later with Bob Costas
A question by Sinister in the EQ forum: "Fred Dannay was interviewed on NBC-TV's Later with Bob Costas (think that was the name of the show, it was on early in the morning after Tonight Show) in the late 70's or very early 80's. Does anyone else remember seeing this TV show, was Dannay just having a little fun with Costa."
Actually 'Later with Bob Costas' began it's run in 1988. By this time Fred offcourse Fred had already passed away. Which leaves two possibilities. Either it was another show or Costas interviewed someone else about the Dannay/Lee partnership. I already went over the episode guide and no name rings a bell...
 

4) Four of Hearts
The Four of Hearts was written in 1938 and is not to difficult to find. However in 1949 The Four of Hearts Mystery was published by Dramatic Publishing Co.It was based on the real novel and dramatized by William Rand (a pseudonym for William Roos). This edition is extremely rare to find. In fact I have never seen a cover of the actual book...
Does anyone have more information on this?...
 

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