Old-time radio actor · 1905–1980

Sarah Selby

Grace on radio's Junior Miss; a busy player on The Whistler.

We have her in 44 episodes of 14 series, 1936 to 1956, and 12 of our live channels play them around the clock, free.

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44episodes
14series
12live channels
1936–1956years on our shelves

About Sarah Selby

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Born Sarah Elizabeth Selby on August 30, 1905, in Middletown, Ohio. Source: Wikipedia

She began her career as a radio actress before moving into film character parts such as town gossips, maiden aunts and teachers. Source: Wikipedia

She was a regular as Grace on the radio sitcom Junior Miss from 1948 to 1950. Source: Wikipedia

RadioGOLDINdex lists her in 20 Whistler broadcasts from October 1947 to February 1952, several of them playing more than one part. Source: RadioGOLDINdex (UMKC)

She was on The Lux Radio Theatre as early as December 1936, with 19 Lux entries through 1944, several as the commercial spokeswoman. Source: RadioGOLDINdex (UMKC)

RadioGOLDINdex also logs her in 6 Let George Do It broadcasts (1948 to 1950) and 7 Family Theatre broadcasts (1948 to 1951). Source: RadioGOLDINdex (UMKC)

She played a variety of roles on the radio anthology Escape. Source: Wikipedia

Her first film work was voicing the elephant Prissy in Disney's Dumbo (1941), and on TV she played boarding-house owner Ma Smalley on Gunsmoke. Source: Wikipedia

She died of cancer on January 7, 1980, in Los Angeles, aged 74. Source: Wikipedia

1 of her episodes: The Great Gildersleeve (1)

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Sarah Selby’s shows on Stupid Potato

Series	Years	Episodes
The Whistler	1947 to 1952	13
Let George Do It	1946 to 1950	7
Family Theater	1948 to 1952	5
Lux Radio Theatre	1936 to 1944	4
Escape	1948 to 1949	3
Screen Directors Playhouse	1949 to 1951	3
Crime Classics	1953	2
Broadway Is My Beat	1950	1
CBS Radio Workshop	1956	1
Cavalcade of America	1946	1
Dragnet	1952	1
Suspense	1951	1
The Great Gildersleeve	1952	1
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar	1950	1

Sarah Selby episodes: 5 free to hear

Each one names Sarah Selby 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.

KleptomaniacLet George Do It · October 4, 1946 · Episode guide · Whole and free in the podcast
The Ghost on Bliss TerraceLet George Do It · August 16, 1948 · Episode guide · Whole and free in the podcast
Lets Live a LittleScreen Directors Playhouse · January 16, 1949 · Episode guide · Whole and free in the podcast
Man of DistinctionThe Whistler · October 15, 1947 · Episode guide · 60-second listens from any line
Bird of PreyThe Whistler · March 31, 1948 · Episode guide · 60-second listens from any line

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All 44 Sarah Selby episodes, by show

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The Whistler 13 episodes, 1947 to 1952

Man of DistinctionOctober 15, 1947 · Episode guide · Free
Bird of PreyMarch 31, 1948 · Episode guide · Free
Silent CityApril 21, 1948 · Potato Plus
CheatFebruary 6, 1949 · Potato Plus
Grave SecretFebruary 27, 1949 · Potato Plus
Letter to MelanieJune 5, 1949 · Potato Plus
Panic on Mulberry StreetJuly 3, 1949 · Potato Plus
New Mrs DevlinNovember 6, 1949 · Potato Plus
Attorney for the DefenseJuly 16, 1950 · Potato Plus
That Hemsley AffairSeptember 24, 1950 · Potato Plus
Treasure HuntJanuary 21, 1951 · Potato Plus
Episode at Thunder MountainJanuary 6, 1952 · Potato Plus
Rose for PamelaFebruary 17, 1952 · Potato Plus

Let George Do It 7 episodes, 1946 to 1950

KleptomaniacOctober 4, 1946 · Episode guide · Free
The Spirit WorldMay 10, 1948 · Potato Plus
The Ghost on Bliss TerraceAugust 16, 1948 · Episode guide · Free
The Little Man Who Was EverywhereSeptember 27, 1948 · Potato Plus
Death in Blue JeansJune 6, 1949 · Potato Plus
Too Near the SkyDecember 5, 1949 · Potato Plus
Most Likely to DieJune 26, 1950 · Potato Plus

Family Theater 5 episodes, 1948 to 1952

Stolen SymphonyJanuary 15, 1948 · Potato Plus
Stolen SymphonyMay 11, 1949 · Potato Plus
GermelshausenMarch 15, 1950 · Potato Plus
The Bid Was Four HeartsAugust 8, 1951 · Potato Plus
The Bid Was Four HeartsSeptember 24, 1952 · Potato Plus

Lux Radio Theatre 4 episodes, 1936 to 1944

Madame Sans-GeneDecember 14, 1936 · Potato Plus
ClarenceJanuary 24, 1938 · Potato Plus
Love AffairApril 1, 1940 · Potato Plus
Standing Room OnlyOctober 30, 1944 · Potato Plus

Escape 3 episodes, 1948 to 1949

034- A Shipment of Mute Fate -Harry BartellMarch 28, 1948 · Potato Plus
080- The Sure Thing -William ConradOctober 15, 1949 · Potato Plus
090- Figure a DameDecember 20, 1949 · Potato Plus

Screen Directors Playhouse 3 episodes, 1949 to 1951

Lets Live a LittleJanuary 16, 1949 · Episode guide · Free
Body and SoulNovember 11, 1949 · Potato Plus
The Ghost and Mrs MuirAugust 16, 1951 · Potato Plus

Crime Classics 2 episodes, 1953

The Final Day of General Ketchum, and How He DiedJuly 27, 1953 · Potato Plus
The Bloody, Bloody Banks of Fall RiverSeptember 30, 1953 · Potato Plus

Broadway Is My Beat 1 episode, 1950

The Amelia Ramirez Murder CaseJuly 17, 1950 · Potato Plus

CBS Radio Workshop 1 episode, 1956

Subways Are for SleepingAugust 3, 1956 · Potato Plus

Cavalcade of America 1 episode, 1946

The Camels Are ComingJanuary 21, 1946 · Potato Plus

Dragnet 1 episode, 1952

The Big TestAugust 28, 1952 · Potato Plus

Suspense 1 episode, 1951

The Thirteenth SoundApril 26, 1951 · Potato Plus

The Great Gildersleeve 1 episode, 1952

Gildy Protects Hooker from MonaJanuary 30, 1952 · Potato Plus

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 1 episode, 1950

Pearl CarrasaApril 25, 1950 · Potato Plus

Who Sarah Selby worked with most

Named in the same cast lists, counted across the episodes above.

Wally Maher9 episodes together
Virginia Gregg5 episodes together
Howard McNear5 episodes together
Lou Merrill5 episodes together
John Stevenson4 episodes together
Elliott Lewis3 episodes together
Norman Field3 episodes together
James Nusser3 episodes together
Barbara Eiler3 episodes together
James Eagles3 episodes together
Ralph Moody3 episodes together

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