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Sleep No More

1950s horror and science fiction series from NBC
from archive.org

Nelson Olmsted, (January 28, 1914, Minneapolis, Minnesota - April 8, 1992, Torrance, California) was an actor in films, recordings, radio and television from the 1950s to the 1970s. Sometimes billed as Nelson Olmstead, he was best known for an unusual NBC radio series, Sleep No More (1956–57), in which he narrated his own adaptations of terror tales and science-fantasy stories. Ben Grauer was the program's announcer.

Olmsted said:

"Television brought rough competition to the industry. Rather than fight, I joined by adapting some of the best stories into plays, selling them to Fred Coe, and playing a part in them – sometimes the lead. So – in the long run – I got to New York, too, and made it as an actor, literally by telling stories!"

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  2. Marius (3.1Mb)
  3. Conquerers Isle (6.6Mb)
  4. Mr Mergenthurkers Loblies - August Heat (6.5Mb)
  5. Over the Hill - Man in the Black Hat (5.5Mb)
  6. Three O'Clock (6.7Mb)
  7. The Storm (6.3Mb)
  8. Death of Olivia Bicai - Fishhead (6.7Mb)
  9. The Man and the Snake (6.6Mb)
  10. I Am Waiting - Browdian Farm (6.7Mb)
  11. The Jilting of Granny Weather (6.4Mb)
  12. Banquo's Chair - The Coward (6.3Mb)
  13. To Build a Fire - Three Skeleton Keys (6.3Mb)
  14. Thus I Refute Bealsley - The Book Shop (6.6Mb)
  15. The Escape of Mr Trimm (6.5Mb)
  16. Woman in Gray - A Suspicious Gift (6.5Mb)
  17. The Bet - The Clerk's Quest (6.7Mb)
  18. A Passenger to Bali (6.9Mb)
  19. Homecoming - Aunt Tessie (6.5Mb)
  20. The Evening - Flowering of the Strange Orchid (6.4Mb)

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