Wartime Radio Fun annual, 1943, featured comedian Arthur Askey on the cover. The greeting 'Hello Playmates' was his catchphrase
Wartime Radio Fun annual, 1943, featured comedian Arthur Askey on the cover. The greeting 'Hello Playmates' was his catchphrase. Annuals such as this were often the staple Christmas present of a wartime childhood. Vintage children's book, Radio Fun annual, 1943, featured comedian Arthur Askey on the cover. The greeting 'Hello Playmates' was his catchphrase. Other famous radio stars on the cover include Ben Lyon and Bebe Daniels at the bottom of the stairs, with Vic Oliver just behind and (Bud) Flanagan and (Chesney) Allen behind him. A vintage nineteen forties cover for editorial use
Size: 2857px × 3780px
Location: London, England, UK
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: 1940s, 2, 1943, 40s, actor, allen, amalgamated, amuse, amusing, annual, art, arthur, artist, askey, bebe, ben, book, british, britishness, bud, cartoon, catchphrase, character, chesney, child, childhood, children, christmas, comedian, comedy, comic, cover, daniels, draw, fact, famous, fiction, film, flanagan, forties, fun, funnies, funny, gift, greeting, humor, humorous, humour, ii, illustrate, illustration, inform, information, lyon, nineteen, nostalgia, nostalgic, oliver, paint, phrase, playmates, present, press, publisher, pulp, radio, retro, screen, slogan, stairs, star, stories, story, strip, time, times, uk, vic, vintage, war, wartime, weekly, word, wording, words, world, years
