Who’s Who on the Dial
Donald Voorhees
Director, Producer, Music
325 episodes in 1 show · 1936–1953
Donald Voorhees was a conductor and composer who left his own recording orchestra for radio in 1931, starting with Ed Wynn's Texaco Fire Chief Show. He was musical director and conductor of Cavalcade of America from 1935 to 1941 and again from 1949 to 1953. He also led the orchestra of The Bell Telephone Hour for 26 years, from its 1942 radio debut through the end of its television run.
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Cavalcade of America 325 · Director, Producer, Music About Cavalcade of America
1936 5
The Evolution of Dance Music in America August 26, 1936 · composer, conductor American Music Comedy and Operetta September 2, 1936 · composer, conductor The Orchestra of Today and How It Grew September 16, 1936 · composer, conductor Music of the Movies September 23, 1936 · composer, conductor Showmanship September 30, 1936 · composer, conductor
1937 1
1938 2
1939 1
1940 28
The Raven Wins Texas January 9, 1940 · music director Tisquantum, Strange Friend of the Pilgrims January 23, 1940 · composer, conductor Thomas Jefferson January 30, 1940 · composer, conductor Jean Laffite February 6, 1940 · composer, conductor Abraham Lincoln and the War Years February 13, 1940 · composer, conductor Anne Royall February 20, 1940 · composer, conductor Enoch Crosby, the Spy February 27, 1940 · composer, conductor The Stolen General March 5, 1940 · composer, conductor Sam Houston March 12, 1940 · composer, conductor Jordan's Banks March 19, 1940 · composer, conductor The Story of John Fitch March 26, 1940 · composer, conductor The Story of Benedict Arnold April 2, 1940 · composer, conductor Songs of Stephen Foster, an American Legend April 9, 1940 · composer, conductor Robert E. Lee April 23, 1940 · composer, conductor The Story of Thomas Paine April 30, 1940 · producer, director The Story of Nancy Hanks May 7, 1940 · composer, conductor Jane Addams of Hull House May 21, 1940 · composer, conductor Show Boat May 28, 1940 · composer, conductor John Sutter June 4, 1940 · composer, conductor Victor Herbert June 11, 1940 · composer, conductor Susan B. Anthony June 18, 1940 · composer, conductor The Story of Dr. Reed June 25, 1940 · composer, conductor The Lost Colony October 2, 1940 · composer, conductor Valley Forge (1940) October 9, 1940 · composer, conductor The Pathfinder of the Seas October 16, 1940 · composer, conductor Ann Rutledge and Lincoln October 23, 1940 · composer, conductor The Red Death October 30, 1940 · composer, conductor Wild Bill Hickok November 6, 1940 · composer, conductor
1941 43
Wait for the Morning January 22, 1941 · composer, conductor Doctor Franklin Takes It Easy January 29, 1941 · composer, conductor Henry Clay of Kentucky February 5, 1941 · composer, conductor Plain Mr. President February 19, 1941 · composer, conductor Edgar Allan Poe February 26, 1941 · composer, conductor Voice in the Wilderness March 5, 1941 · composer, conductor Black Rust March 12, 1941 · composer, conductor I Sing a New World March 19, 1941 · composer, conductor Down to the Sea March 26, 1941 · composer, conductor Edwin Booth March 31, 1941 · composer, conductor Ode to a Nightingale April 7, 1941 · composer, conductor A Passage to Georgia April 14, 1941 · composer, conductor The Heart and the Foundation April 28, 1941 · composer, conductor The Trials and Triumphs of Horatio Alger May 5, 1941 · composer, conductor Theodosia Burr May 12, 1941 · composer, conductor David Crockett May 19, 1941 · music Johns Hopkins May 26, 1941 · composer, conductor The Woman in Lincoln's Cabinet June 2, 1941 · composer, conductor Young Andrew Jackson June 9, 1941 · composer, conductor Annie Oakley June 16, 1941 · composer, conductor Joel Chandler Harris June 23, 1941 · composer, conductor Jean Pierre Blanchard June 30, 1941 · composer, conductor The Mystery of the Spotted Death July 7, 1941 · composer, conductor Ann Hutchinson July 14, 1941 · composer, conductor O. Henry July 21, 1941 · composer, conductor Clifford Holland July 28, 1941 · composer, conductor Josephine Baker August 4, 1941 · composer, conductor Red Lanterns on St. Michael's August 11, 1941 · composer, conductor Eve of Conflict August 18, 1941 · composer, conductor Leif Ericson September 1, 1941 · composer, conductor Geronimo September 8, 1941 · music City of Illusion September 15, 1941 · composer, conductor Native Land, Part One September 22, 1941 · composer, conductor Native Land, Part Two September 29, 1941 · composer, conductor Bolivar, the Liberator October 6, 1941 · composer, conductor Captain Paul October 27, 1941 · composer, conductor One Foot in Heaven November 3, 1941 · composer, conductor Drums Along the Mohawk November 10, 1941 · composer, conductor They Died with Their Boots on November 17, 1941 · composer, conductor So Red the Rose November 24, 1941 · composer, conductor Men in White December 8, 1941 · composer, conductor The Green Pastures (1941) December 22, 1941 · composer, conductor The Gorgeous Hussy December 29, 1941 · composer, conductor
1942 28
An American Is Born January 19, 1942 · conductor The Dark Angel February 16, 1942 · composer, conductor Angels on Horseback March 23, 1942 · composer, conductor Yellow Jack April 6, 1942 · composer, conductor The Printer Was a Lady May 4, 1942 · composer, conductor A Tooth for Paul Revere May 11, 1942 · composer, conductor The Colossus of Panama June 8, 1942 · composer, conductor The Battle of the Ovens June 22, 1942 · composer, conductor The Gentleman from the Islands July 6, 1942 · composer, conductor The Wild Young Man July 20, 1942 · composer, conductor Man of Design July 27, 1942 · composer, conductor This Our Exile August 3, 1942 · composer, conductor I, Mary Washington August 10, 1942 · composer, conductor The Giant in the Meadow August 24, 1942 · composer, conductor Prophet Without Honor August 31, 1942 · composer, conductor Soldier of a Free Press September 7, 1942 · composer, conductor Joseph C. Grew Speaks September 14, 1942 · composer, conductor Eagle to Britain September 21, 1942 · composer, conductor Juarez September 28, 1942 · composer, conductor I Was Married on Bataan October 5, 1942 · composer, conductor Admiral of the Ocean Sea October 12, 1942 · conductor That They Might Live (1942) October 19, 1942 · conductor In the Best Tradition October 26, 1942 · conductor Toward a Farther Star November 2, 1942 · conductor Torpedo Lane November 9, 1942 · conductor Alaska Under Arms November 16, 1942 · conductor Sister Kenny November 30, 1942 · conductor The Eagle's Nest December 28, 1942 · conductor
1943 34
Between Them Both January 4, 1943 · conductor Diary on a Pig Boat January 11, 1943 · conductor Soldiers of the Tide January 18, 1943 · conductor The Flying Tigers January 25, 1943 · conductor To the Shores of Tripoli February 1, 1943 · conductor The Perfect Tribute February 8, 1943 · conductor War Comes to Dr. Morgan February 15, 1943 · conductor The Plot to Kidnap Washington February 22, 1943 · conductor Diary of a Saboteur March 1, 1943 · conductor The Eighteenth Captain March 8, 1943 · conductor A Case for the F.B.I March 15, 1943 · conductor Lifetide (1943) March 22, 1943 · conductor The Cook on the P.T. Boat Writes Home March 29, 1943 · conductor Submarine Astern April 5, 1943 · conductor The Lengthening Shadow April 12, 1943 · conductor Listen for the Sound of Wings April 19, 1943 · conductor Nurses Under Sealed Orders May 17, 1943 · conductor Pharmacist's Mate, First Class May 24, 1943 · conductor Mr. Lincoln's Wife May 31, 1943 · conductor The Enemy Is Listening June 7, 1943 · conductor Make Way for the Lady June 14, 1943 · conductor The Unsinkable Marblehead June 21, 1943 · conductor Sky Nursemaid June 28, 1943 · conductor Listen to the People July 5, 1943 · conductor Soldier of the Cloth July 12, 1943 · conductor The Schoolhouse at the Front July 19, 1943 · conductor Diamonds at War July 26, 1943 · conductor Nine Men Against the Arctic August 2, 1943 · conductor Short Cut to Tokyo August 9, 1943 · conductor The Major and the Mules August 16, 1943 · conductor The Weapon That Saves Lives August 23, 1943 · conductor Dear Funnyface August 30, 1943 · conductor Check Your Heart at Home December 13, 1943 · conductor U-Boat Prisoner December 27, 1943 · conductor
1944 14
Bullseye for Sammy January 3, 1944 · conductor Prologue to Glory February 7, 1944 · music director The Purple Heart Comes to Free Meadows February 21, 1944 · conductor Junior Angel February 28, 1944 · orchestra director The First Commando April 10, 1944 · music director My Friend McNair July 3, 1944 · composer, conductor Lovely Lady July 24, 1944 · conductor Conquest of Quinine July 31, 1944 · music supervisor A Walk in the Sun August 7, 1944 · music director The Gals They Left Behind August 14, 1944 · music director The Story of Canine Joe August 21, 1944 · music director Yankee from Olympus August 28, 1944 · conductor What Makes a Hero? September 4, 1944 · conductor The Doctor Gets the Answer September 11, 1944 · composer, conductor
1946 8
1947 1
1949 24
Lady on a Mission April 25, 1949 · conductor When We're Green We Grow May 2, 1949 · conductor Heard 'Round the World May 9, 1949 · conductor Woman with a Sword May 23, 1949 · music conductor The Reluctant Rebel May 30, 1949 · conductor The Return of the Lodger June 6, 1949 · conductor Footlights on the Frontier June 13, 1949 · conductor Ridin' Shotgun June 20, 1949 · conductor The Homecoming of Sou Chan June 27, 1949 · conductor Wire to the West August 30, 1949 · conductor Lay That Musket Down September 6, 1949 · conductor Joe Palmer's Beard September 13, 1949 · conductor Troublesome Jane September 20, 1949 · conductor The Immortal Blacksmith September 27, 1949 · conductor This Little Plot of Ground October 11, 1949 · conductor Remember Anna Zenger October 18, 1949 · conductor Life Line October 25, 1949 · conductor Strike a Blow for Liberty November 1, 1949 · conductor Signal to the World November 8, 1949 · conductor The Greatest Risk November 15, 1949 · music conductor Spindletop (1949) November 29, 1949 · conductor The Wall of Silence December 6, 1949 · conductor South of Cape Horn December 13, 1949 · conductor A Cup of Coffee with Lew December 27, 1949 · music conductor
1950 42
The Incomparable Doctor January 3, 1950 · conductor Honor Bound January 10, 1950 · conductor The Golden Needle January 17, 1950 · music director The Interchangeable Mr. Whitney January 24, 1950 · conductor Ordeal by Fire January 31, 1950 · conductor The Thinking Heart February 7, 1950 · conductor Enterprise U. S. a February 14, 1950 · music conductor Reveille February 21, 1950 · conductor Young Man in a Hurry February 28, 1950 · music conductor Mr. Peale and the Dinosaur March 7, 1950 · conductor Crazy Judah March 14, 1950 · conductor I, Mary Peabody March 21, 1950 · music director General Forrest Rides Again March 28, 1950 · conductor Decision in the Valley April 4, 1950 · conductor Citizen Straus April 11, 1950 · conductor Lady of Johnstown April 18, 1950 · conductor The Firefly Lamp April 25, 1950 · music conductor I Can and I Will May 2, 1950 · music director The Sword of Kentucky May 16, 1950 · conductor A Portrait of the Author May 23, 1950 · conductor Miss Vinnie and Mr. Lincoln May 30, 1950 · conductor The Conqueror June 6, 1950 · conductor The Redemption of Lottie Moon June 13, 1950 · conductor Experiment in Humanity June 20, 1950 · conductor I Speak for Democracy June 27, 1950 · conductor John Yankee August 29, 1950 · conductor The Iron Mountain September 5, 1950 · conductor The Man with the Cargo of Water September 12, 1950 · conductor Golden Harvest September 19, 1950 · conductor Yankee Doodle Debby September 26, 1950 · conductor Six Men of Wood October 3, 1950 · conductor Emma October 10, 1950 · conductor Wizard of Whiting October 17, 1950 · conductor Juliet in Pigtails October 24, 1950 · conductor Whither Thou Goest October 31, 1950 · conductor Improvement Noted November 7, 1950 · conductor Sir Galahad in Manhattan November 14, 1950 · conductor The Stepping Stones November 21, 1950 · conductor The Rose and the Thorns November 28, 1950 · conductor The Grand Design December 5, 1950 · conductor Ulysses in Love December 12, 1950 · conductor A Mockingbird Sang (At Chickamagua) December 26, 1950 · conductor
1951 41
Spindletop (1951) January 9, 1951 · director There Stands Jackson January 16, 1951 · conductor The Metal of the Moon January 23, 1951 · conductor Keepsakes January 30, 1951 · conductor Greeley of the Tribune February 6, 1951 · conductor Fiber 66 February 13, 1951 · conductor Mary of Murray Hill February 20, 1951 · conductor The Case of Harold Thomas February 27, 1951 · conductor Whale Off March 6, 1951 · conductor Uncle Eury's Dollar March 13, 1951 · conductor Mr. Statler's Story March 20, 1951 · conductor The King of Nantucket March 27, 1951 · conductor The Reluctant Pioneer April 3, 1951 · conductor Once More, the Thunderer April 10, 1951 · conductor Man of Action April 17, 1951 · conductor No Doll Was Abigail April 24, 1951 · conductor The Raft May 1, 1951 · conductor A Duel with Aunt Rebecca May 8, 1951 · conductor Militant Angel May 15, 1951 · conductor Top Secret May 22, 1951 · conductor The Torchbearer May 29, 1951 · conductor Path to the Stars June 5, 1951 · conductor The Silent Service June 12, 1951 · conductor Chinese Daughter June 19, 1951 · conductor They Shall Have Music June 26, 1951 · conductor Sound the Great Bell July 3, 1951 · conductor Towards a New World September 4, 1951 · conductor No One Is Alone September 11, 1951 · conductor Girl on a Mission September 18, 1951 · conductor Listen My Children (1951) September 25, 1951 · conductor Sequel at Seventy October 2, 1951 · conductor The Fields Are Green October 9, 1951 · conductor The Ship the Nazis Had to Get October 16, 1951 · conductor Loyal Lady October 23, 1951 · conductor Navy Blue October 30, 1951 · conductor Seven Hundred Boiled Shirts November 6, 1951 · conductor A New Commandment November 13, 1951 · conductor Incident at Lancaster November 27, 1951 · conductor The Sitting Duck December 4, 1951 · conductor The Giant Who Stepped Over the Mountain December 11, 1951 · conductor The Day They Gave Babies Away (1951) December 25, 1951 · conductor
1952 40
Sixteen Sticks in a Bundle January 1, 1952 · conductor A Prisoner Named Brown January 8, 1952 · conductor A Port of Missing Men January 15, 1952 · conductor As If a Door Were Opening January 22, 1952 · conductor The Night There Was No President January 29, 1952 · conductor Thunder of Justice February 5, 1952 · conductor With Malice Towards None February 12, 1952 · conductor Three Words February 19, 1952 · conductor Doctor Commando February 26, 1952 · conductor Romance at Fort Crawford March 4, 1952 · conductor Adventure on the Kentucky March 11, 1952 · conductor The Marine Who Was Two Hundred Years Old March 18, 1952 · conductor Breakfast at Nancy's March 25, 1952 · conductor The Devil's Staircase April 1, 1952 · conductor Fly High, Fly Low April 15, 1952 · conductor The Yankee and the Scales April 22, 1952 · conductor Going Up April 29, 1952 · conductor An American from France May 6, 1952 · conductor The Prisoner at Castle Thunder May 13, 1952 · conductor The Green Wall May 20, 1952 · conductor The Valley of the Swans May 27, 1952 · conductor The Long Gray Line June 3, 1952 · conductor Daughter with Wings June 10, 1952 · conductor Quality of Courage June 17, 1952 · conductor The Dark Heart June 24, 1952 · conductor Patriot with the Chestnut Curls August 26, 1952 · conductor The Melody Man September 2, 1952 · conductor How High the Flame September 9, 1952 · conductor A Woman's Way September 23, 1952 · conductor The Gig of the Saginaw September 30, 1952 · conductor One Way Out October 7, 1952 · conductor The Saga of Jerry O'Brien October 14, 1952 · conductor Ready on the Right October 21, 1952 · composer That Moore Girl October 28, 1952 · conductor One Nation Indivisible November 11, 1952 · conductor Away All Boarding Parties November 18, 1952 · conductor The Path of Praise November 25, 1952 · conductor Listen My Children (1952) December 9, 1952 · conductor Barbed Wire Christmas December 16, 1952 · conductor Billy the Kid December 30, 1952 · conductor
1953 13
A Medal for Miss Walker January 6, 1953 · conductor Down Brake January 13, 1953 · conductor Bless This House January 20, 1953 · conductor The Nugget and the Law January 27, 1953 · conductor The Short Straw February 3, 1953 · conductor Operation Miracle February 10, 1953 · conductor Dangerous Mission February 17, 1953 · conductor Life on the Mississippi February 24, 1953 · conductor Star and Shield March 3, 1953 · conductor The Secret Road March 10, 1953 · conductor The River Finds a Master March 17, 1953 · conductor One Came Through March 24, 1953 · conductor A Time to Grow March 31, 1953 · conductor
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