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Old-time radio actor · 1921–1993

Charlotte Lawrence

Stacy McGill on The Adventures of Christopher Wells (CBS).

We have her in 116 episodes of 24 series, 1947 to 1958, and 19 of our live channels play them around the clock, free.

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About Charlotte Lawrence

Charlotte Lawrence, from Radio Mirror, July 1946
Charlotte Lawrence in Radio Mirror, July 1946.Public domain in the United States: Radio Mirror July 1946: issue not renewed. Radio Mirror

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She was born Charlotte Sorkin in Los Angeles on April 22, 1921, and acted in theatre while a student at Fairfax High School. Source: Wikipedia

From the 1940s through the 1960s she appeared on radio shows including Lux Radio Theatre, Suspense and Gunsmoke. Source: Wikipedia

She was the first Stacy McGill, assistant to the title reporter, on The Adventures of Christopher Wells, which began on CBS on September 28, 1947; Vicki Vola took over the part in February 1948. Source: Wikipedia: The Adventures of Christopher Wells

She played Reba Britton on the serial Just Plain Bill and was in the cast of This Is Nora Drake. Source: Wikipedia

She was in the cast of Lux Radio Theatre's "Street With No Name" (January 31, 1949) and Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar's "The Mad Hatter Matter" (January 27, 1957). Source: The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

On television she had parts on I Love Lucy, Dragnet, I Led 3 Lives and other series, mostly between 1952 and 1964. Source: Wikipedia

She later held corporate jobs at Capitol Records and Lorimar Television Productions. Source: Wikipedia

She died in Van Nuys, California, on October 20, 1993, aged 72. Source: Wikipedia

Listen live: the channels that play Charlotte Lawrence

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Illustrated cover for Suspense: a single desk lamp in a dark room, a revolver and a telephone off the hook on the desk, long shadows across the floor

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Suspense

30 of her episodes: Suspense (30)

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Larry Thor on a rain-slick Broadway at night

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Broadway Is My Beat

10 of her episodes: Broadway Is My Beat (10)

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Illustrated cover for Lux Radio Theatre: a 1930s Hollywood theatre stage before a closed gold curtain, a single ribbon microphone in a spotlight

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Lux Radio Theatre

6 of her episodes: Lux Radio Theatre (6)

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Illustrated cover for Escape: a jungle trail at dusk, an old brass compass and a torn map on a rock, a rope bridge over a gorge

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Escape

5 of her episodes: Escape (5)

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Bob Bailey in a Los Angeles detective's office at night

The series' own channel

Let George Do It

5 of her episodes: Let George Do It (5)

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Illustrated cover for The Whistler: a lonely rain-slicked city street at night

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The Whistler

4 of her episodes: The Whistler (4)

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William Conrad, the voice of Marshal Matt Dillon on CBS Radio's Gunsmoke, in a 1952 publicity photo

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Gunsmoke

2 of her episodes: Gunsmoke (2)

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John Dehner in a dark vest, white shirt and tie on a frontier-town street

The series' own channel

Frontier Gentleman

1 of her episodes: Frontier Gentleman (1)

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Ophelia Crane, the host of The Midnight Exchange

Mixed channel

The Midnight Exchange

44 of her episodes: Suspense (30), Escape (5), The Whistler (4), Crime Club (4), Crime Classics (1)

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Illustrated cover for Opening Night: the front of a 1930s art-deco movie palace on premiere night, crossed searchlight beams in the sky

Mixed channel

Opening Night

33 of her episodes: Family Theater (23), Lux Radio Theatre (6), CBS Radio Workshop (3), On Stage (1)

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Sal Vitale, the host of Gumshoe

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Gumshoe

32 of her episodes: Broadway Is My Beat (10), Let George Do It (5), This Is Your FBI (5), The Adventures of Philip Marlowe (4), Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (2), New Adventures of Nero Wolfe (2), This is Your FBI (2), Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator (1), The Adventures of Frank Race (1)

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Marshal Ramrod, the host of Dry Gulch

Mixed channel

Dry Gulch

4 of her episodes: Gunsmoke (2), Frontier Gentleman (1), Tales of the Texas Rangers (1)

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Illustrated cover for Cliffhangers: a 1940s city skyline at night seen from a high rooftop ledge, searchlight beams sweeping the clouds

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Cliffhangers

2 of her episodes: John Steele Adventurer (1), High Adventure (1)

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Buster Pratt, the host of Laugh Track

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Laugh Track

1 of her episodes: The Great Gildersleeve (1)

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Charlotte Lawrence’s shows on Stupid Potato

SeriesYearsEpisodes
Suspense1951 to 195630
Family Theater1949 to 195723
Broadway Is My Beat1951 to 195310
Lux Radio Theatre1949 to 19556
Escape1948 to 19535
Let George Do It1949 to 19525
This Is Your FBI1949 to 19525
Crime Club19474
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe1949 to 19504
The Whistler1950 to 19554
CBS Radio Workshop19563
Gunsmoke19532
New Adventures of Nero Wolfe1950 to 19512
This is Your FBI1949 to 19502
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar1950 to 19562
Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator19541
Crime Classics19531
Frontier Gentleman19581
High Adventure19481
John Steele Adventurer19511
On Stage19531
Tales of the Texas Rangers19511
The Adventures of Frank Race1
The Great Gildersleeve19521

Charlotte Lawrence episodes: 5 free to hear

Each one names Charlotte Lawrence on the air, in its cast list or in the show itself. Each title opens the episode’s page: what happens, the transcript from the moment she is named, and listens from any line.

  1. Brave New World Part 1CBS Radio Workshop · January 27, 1956 · Episode guide · Whole and free in the podcast
  2. Brave New World Part 2CBS Radio Workshop · February 3, 1956 · Episode guide · Whole and free in the podcast
  3. BarrierHigh Adventure · April 7, 1948 · Episode guide · Whole and free in the podcast
  4. A Murderous RevisionSuspense · December 3, 1951 · Episode guide · 60-second listens from any line
  5. The PerfectionistSuspense · January 21, 1952 · Episode guide · 60-second listens from any line

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All 116 Charlotte Lawrence episodes, by show

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Suspense 30 episodes, 1951 to 1956
  1. A Murderous RevisionDecember 3, 1951 · Episode guide · Free
  2. The PerfectionistJanuary 21, 1952 · Episode guide · Free
  3. A Murder of NecessityMarch 24, 1952 · Potato Plus
  4. Remember MeApril 7, 1952 · Potato Plus
  5. The Death of MeMay 26, 1952 · Potato Plus
  6. Concerto for Killer and Eye WitnessesJune 9, 1952 · Potato Plus
  7. Joker WildDecember 8, 1952 · Potato Plus
  8. Vial of DeathMay 18, 1953 · Potato Plus
  9. HellfireSeptember 28, 1953 · Potato Plus
  10. Ordeal in Donner PassNovember 2, 1953 · Potato Plus
  11. The One Man Crime WaveJanuary 11, 1954 · Potato Plus
  12. The Guilty Always RunMarch 22, 1954 · Potato Plus
  13. Somebody Help MeMarch 29, 1954 · Potato Plus
  14. The Giant of ThermopylaeMay 3, 1954 · Potato Plus
  15. The Earth Is Made of GlassJune 15, 1954 · Potato Plus
  16. Sequel to MurderJune 22, 1954 · Potato Plus
  17. DestructionJuly 27, 1954 · Potato Plus
  18. The Sure ThingNovember 11, 1954 · Potato Plus
  19. PremonitionDecember 23, 1954 · Potato Plus
  20. Study of a MurdererJanuary 20, 1955 · Potato Plus
  21. WaitingFebruary 22, 1955 · Potato Plus
  22. Remember MeMay 3, 1955 · Potato Plus
  23. I Saw Myself RunningMay 24, 1955 · Potato Plus
  24. Over the Bounding MainJune 21, 1955 · Potato Plus
  25. The Frightened CitySeptember 27, 1955 · Potato Plus
  26. Classified SecretNovember 22, 1955 · Potato Plus
  27. Listen Young LoversFebruary 14, 1956 · Potato Plus
  28. Quiet NightMarch 6, 1956 · Potato Plus
  29. Double IdentityAugust 8, 1956 · Potato Plus
  30. WaitingOctober 2, 1956 · Potato Plus
Family Theater 23 episodes, 1949 to 1957
  1. The Happy PrinceOctober 12, 1949 · Potato Plus
  2. William, the TerrifiedJanuary 18, 1950 · Potato Plus
  3. Just for TonightNovember 19, 1952 · Potato Plus
  4. The Indispensable ManFebruary 11, 1953 · Potato Plus
  5. New NeighborMay 27, 1953 · Potato Plus
  6. RuthDecember 23, 1953 · Potato Plus
  7. SidemanJanuary 6, 1954 · Potato Plus
  8. The Man Who Bought the Phone CompanyFebruary 3, 1954 · Potato Plus
  9. Calibre TeapotMay 19, 1954 · Potato Plus
  10. The First MorningMay 26, 1954 · Potato Plus
  11. The Wind Is No GentlemanJune 2, 1954 · Potato Plus
  12. Down PaymentOctober 6, 1954 · Potato Plus
  13. Stay Up for the SunriseOctober 20, 1954 · Potato Plus
  14. Slaughterhouse RowJanuary 19, 1955 · Potato Plus
  15. Double CrossingMarch 16, 1955 · Potato Plus
  16. ShutoutJune 22, 1955 · Potato Plus
  17. Horse SenseJuly 13, 1955 · Potato Plus
  18. It Isn't CricketSeptember 14, 1955 · Potato Plus
  19. CabooseJanuary 25, 1956 · Potato Plus
  20. CoincidenceApril 11, 1956 · Potato Plus
  21. WallyJune 13, 1956 · Potato Plus
  22. Never Let the Sun Go DownFebruary 20, 1957 · Potato Plus
  23. Nightmare at NoonMay 1, 1957 · Potato Plus
Broadway Is My Beat 10 episodes, 1951 to 1953
  1. The Ted Ebberly Murder CaseDecember 29, 1951 · Potato Plus
  2. The Raymond Grant Murder CaseFebruary 16, 1952 · Potato Plus
  3. The John Mooney Murder CaseMarch 22, 1952 · Potato Plus
  4. The John Elgin Murder CaseApril 5, 1952 · Potato Plus
  5. The Frank Dayton Murder CaseApril 11, 1953 · Potato Plus
  6. Wanted for MurderApril 18, 1953 · Potato Plus
  7. The Joan Stanley Murder CaseJune 20, 1953 · Potato Plus
  8. The Ted Lawrence Murder CaseJuly 18, 1953 · Potato Plus
  9. The Joyce Tyler Murder CaseAugust 1, 1953 · Potato Plus
  10. The Mrs Webb Murder CaseAugust 15, 1953 · Potato Plus
Lux Radio Theatre 6 episodes, 1949 to 1955
  1. Mister Blandings Builds His Dream HouseOctober 10, 1949 · Potato Plus
  2. Portrait Of JennyOctober 31, 1949 · Potato Plus
  3. Youre My EverythingNovember 27, 1950 · Potato Plus
  4. My Blue HeavenFebruary 25, 1952 · Potato Plus
  5. The Blue VeilNovember 24, 1952 · Potato Plus
  6. Mother Wore TightsJanuary 4, 1955 · Potato Plus
Escape 5 episodes, 1948 to 1953
  1. 050- SS San PedroAugust 22, 1948 · Potato Plus
  2. 052- Dream of ArmageddonSeptember 5, 1948 · Potato Plus
  3. 174- The Man with the Steel TeethMarch 15, 1953 · Potato Plus
  4. 178- Classified SecretApril 12, 1953 · Potato Plus
  5. 180- The DerelictApril 26, 1953 · Potato Plus
Let George Do It 5 episodes, 1949 to 1952
  1. The Elusive Hundred GrandApril 18, 1949 · Potato Plus
  2. The Iron CatJune 12, 1950 · Potato Plus
  3. Eleven O'ClockJuly 17, 1950 · Potato Plus
  4. And Hope to DieDecember 4, 1950 · Potato Plus
  5. The Bad Little GodJanuary 14, 1952 · Potato Plus
This Is Your FBI 5 episodes, 1949 to 1952
  1. The Lonely Hearts RacketApril 29, 1949 · Potato Plus
  2. The Big CaseoutNovember 11, 1949 · Potato Plus
  3. Quartet for CrimeNovember 24, 1950 · Potato Plus
  4. Hollywood ShakedownMarch 16, 1951 · Potato Plus
  5. The Larceny ExpressMay 30, 1952 · Potato Plus
Crime Club 4 episodes, 1947
  1. Hearses Dont HurryJune 19, 1947 · Potato Plus
  2. Death Never DoublesJune 26, 1947 · Potato Plus
  3. Death Deals a DiamondJuly 17, 1947 · Potato Plus
  4. No Time for MurderSeptember 25, 1947 · Potato Plus
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe 4 episodes, 1949 to 1950
  1. The Dude from ManhattanJuly 2, 1949 · Potato Plus
  2. The Strangle HoldOctober 15, 1949 · Potato Plus
  3. The Vital StatisticMarch 14, 1950 · Potato Plus
  4. The Uneasy HeadJune 6, 1950 · Potato Plus
The Whistler 4 episodes, 1950 to 1955
  1. Double ExposureAugust 6, 1950 · Potato Plus
  2. You Cant Trust a StrangerJuly 27, 1952 · Potato Plus
  3. Silver ServiceJuly 19, 1953 · Potato Plus
  4. Seven Steps to MurderMarch 10, 1955 · Potato Plus
CBS Radio Workshop 3 episodes, 1956
  1. Brave New World Part 1January 27, 1956 · Episode guide · Free
  2. Brave New World Part 2February 3, 1956 · Episode guide · Free
  3. The Enormous RadioMay 11, 1956 · Potato Plus
Gunsmoke 2 episodes, 1953
  1. AbsalomMarch 7, 1953 · Potato Plus
  2. BoyAugust 1, 1953 · Potato Plus
New Adventures of Nero Wolfe 2 episodes, 1950 to 1951
  1. The Girl Who Cried WolfeDecember 15, 1950 · Potato Plus
  2. Deadly Sell-OutJanuary 5, 1951 · Potato Plus
This is Your FBI 2 episodes, 1949 to 1950
  1. The Gentle KillerJune 17, 1949 · Potato Plus
  2. The Delinquent DoctorJanuary 13, 1950 · Potato Plus
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 2 episodes, 1950 to 1956
  1. The Port-au-Prince MatterMay 30, 1950 · Potato Plus
  2. The Crystal Lake Matter - Ep 5August 17, 1956 · Potato Plus
Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator 1 episode, 1954
  1. Tough GuyJuly 6, 1954 · Potato Plus
Crime Classics 1 episode, 1953
  1. The Death of a Picture HangerJuly 20, 1953 · Potato Plus
Frontier Gentleman 1 episode, 1958
  1. The Cat ManAugust 10, 1958 · Potato Plus
High Adventure 1 episode, 1948
  1. BarrierApril 7, 1948 · Episode guide · Free
John Steele Adventurer 1 episode, 1951
  1. Inside StoryAugust 7, 1951 · Potato Plus
On Stage 1 episode, 1953
  1. A Fifth of TearsFebruary 26, 1953 · Potato Plus
Tales of the Texas Rangers 1 episode, 1951
  1. Death PlantDecember 9, 1951 · Potato Plus
The Adventures of Frank Race 1 episode,
  1. Frank Race ep28 The Adventure Of The Six-Week CurePotato Plus
The Great Gildersleeve 1 episode, 1952
  1. Winning Leroy Back from EmilySeptember 3, 1952 · Potato Plus

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