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Wilbur Hatch

Announcer, Writer, Director, Music

847 episodes in 15 shows · 1941–1958

Wilbur Hatch began in radio in 1922 as a pianist in Chicago and went on to direct music at KNX in Los Angeles and for CBS. He composed the theme and led the music for The Whistler, scored shows such as Suspense and Our Miss Brooks, and was musical director of Broadway Is My Beat. On television he conducted and composed for I Love Lucy and became Desilu's resident music director.

Sources: Wilbur Hatch, Wikipedia

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The Whistler367 · Announcer, Writer, Music

1942 17

1943 24

1944 17

1945 40

1946 35

1947 43

1948 39

1949 43

1950 42

1951 40

1952 19

1953 2

1954 4

1955 2

The Screen Guild Theater175 · Director, Music

1942 8

1943 44

1944 31

1945 40

1946 43

1947 9

Our Miss Brooks125 · Music

1948 9

1949 42

1950 33

1951 10

1953 5

1954 4

1955 16

1956 4

1957 2

Suspense73 · Director, Music

1943 2

1951 1

1953 1

1954 2

1955 39

1956 26

1957 2

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar35 · Music
Escape18 · Music
Luke Slaughter of Tombstone10 · Music
Broadway Is My Beat9 · Music
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe9 · Music
Frontier Gentleman8 · Director, Music
Life with Luigi7 · Director, Music
My Favorite Husband4 · Music
A Date with Judy3 · Director, Music
Crime Classics3 · Music
The CBS Radio Workshop1 · Music

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