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Facts and Events
| Name[1][2][3][4] |
Dwight Arthur Meade |
| Alt Name[5] |
Dwight A Mead |
| Alt Name[6] |
Dewight A Meade |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1][7][4][8][6] |
30 Jan 1885 |
Elgin, Kane, Illinois, United States |
| Other[5] |
15 Sep 1909 |
Jane Erye review |
| Other[14] |
1911 |
employed at the Chicago Essanay studio for about one year. Undergoing throat surgery during this period. |
| Marriage |
31 May 1912 |
Cook, Illinois, United Statesto Lou Lou Babcock |
| Divorce |
Bef Sep 1918 |
from Lou Lou Babcock |
| Other[3] |
12 Sep 1918 |
New York, New York, United StatesIn his WWI draft registration, he listed his mother, Janet Meade as next-of-kin. |
| Census[8] |
12 Jan 1920 |
Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States |
| Immigration[9] |
31 Aug 1926 |
Lacolle Junction, Québec, Canada |
| Immigration[10] |
24 Aug 1928 |
Sutton, Brome, Québec, Canada |
| Other[11][12] |
1931 |
He appeared on Broadway in Branded (24 Sep 1917 to Oct 1917) and in Easy Street (14 Aug 1924 to Aug 1924.) In the later play, he played the "Stranger." He held the copyright for a three act play, The Stranger in the house. It was listed as a comedy-drama |
| Marriage |
1937 (OR 1938) |
to Doris F _____ |
| Other[13] |
From 1939 to 1942 |
He played the character of Harvey Meade in the radio soap opera "Harvey and Dell." His wife, Doris, played Dell Meade, the mother. Their daughter, Dorothy, played their daughter of the same name. Between 1 August 1939 and 2 May 1941 they were featured on NBC Blue. They were off the air for about a year, returning to CBS from 8 April 1942 to 24 July 1942. |
| Other[7] |
26 Apr 1942 |
New York, New York, United StatesOn his WWII draft he indicated he was employed by Rowell Shows for Radio. He listed Doris F Meade as the person that would always know his address. |
| Death[2][4] |
1 Apr 1963 |
Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, United StatesHunt Memorial Hospital |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Janet Meade household, in Kane, Illinois, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule
2 Jun 1900.
Name:Dwight A Meade
Age:15
Birth Date:Jan 1885
Birthplace:Illinois
Home in 1900:Elgin Ward 4, Kane, Illinois
[Kane]
Race:White
Gender:Male
Relation to Head of House:Son
Marital Status:Single
Father's Birthplace:Illinois
Mother's Name:Janet Meade
Mother's Birthplace:Canada England
Occupation:View on Image
Neighbors:View others on page
Household Members:
NameAge
Janet Meade45
Dwight A Meade15
Mary Flynn40
Emma Carnean16
Richard R Jones30
Thomas H Hughes17
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pioneer Braodcaster Dwight Meade Dies, in Allegany, Maryland, United States. Evening Times. (Cumberland, Maryland)
Page 1, 2 Apr 1963.
Cumberland Evening Times
Tuesday, April 2, 1963
Page 1
Pioneer Braodcaster Dwight Meade Dies
Danvers, Mass. (UP) -- Dwight A. Meade, 78, a pioneer radio broadcasterin New England died Monday at Hunt Memorial Hospital after a longillness.
He, his wife, Doris, and their daughter, Dorothy, appeared on the radioseries "Harvey and Dell" which was on a nationwide network (CBS).
http://newspaperarchive.com/cumberland-evening-times/1963-04-02
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dwight Arthur Meade, in United States. Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives Microfilm Publication M1509, 1987-1988)
12 Sep 1918.
Name:Dwight Arthur Meade
City:Manhattan
County:New York
State:New York
Birth Date:30 Jan 1885
Race:White
FHL Roll Number:1786820
DraftBoard:158
Age:46
Occupation:??
Nearest Relative:Mrs. Janet Meade (mother)
Height/Build:Tall / Slender
Color of Eyes/Hair:Dark Blue / Bark Brown
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Dwight Meade, in Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service)
1963.
Name:Dwight Meade
SSN:056-16-2438
Last Residence:Massachusetts
Born:30 Jan 1885
Died:Apr 1963
State (Year) SSN issued:New York (Before 1951)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Local and Personal Brevities, in Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois, United States. True Republican
Page 5, 15 Sep 1909.
"Jane Eyre" last Thursday evening attracted an audience which nearly filled the opera house. It was a high-class, affecting drama presented by a strong cast of talented players, and all who heard it were more than pleased. Dwight A Mead, who played the important part of Rochester is, by the way, a cousin of Arthur Maitland and Mr. (sic - should be Mrs.) Fred Zwiger of Sycamore. His home is at Elgin, where his mother, Mrs. Jennie Mead, resides.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jennet Meade household, in Kane, Illinois, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule
20 Apr 1910.
Name:Dwight A Mack
[Dewight A Meade]
Age in 1910:25
Birth Year:1885
Birthplace:Illinois
Home in 1910:Elgin Ward 4, Kane, Illinois
Race:White
Gender:Male
Relation to Head of House:Son
Marital Status:Single
Father's Birthplace:Illinois
Mother's Name:Jennet Mack
Mother's Birthplace:Canada English
[Canada]
Household Members:
NameAge
Jennet Mack53
[50]
Dwight A Mack25
Harry A Donel35
Un Donel35
[30]
Anna M Eibisch18
Martha A Eibisch15
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Dwight Arthur Meade, in United States. World War II Draft Registration Cards
1942.
Name:Dwight Arthur Meade
Birth Date:30 Jan 1885
Birth Place:Elgin, Illinois
Residence:New York, New York
Race:White
Age:57
Occupation:Rowell Shows for Radio
Nearest Relative:Doris F Meade
Height/Build:- / -
Color of Eyes/Hair:Blue / Grey
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Dwight and Janet Meade, lodging with Thomas D Brundage household, in Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T625)
12 Jan 1920.
Name:Dwight Meade
[Dwight Mende]
Age:34
Birth Year:abt 1886
Birthplace:Illinois
Home in 1920:Malden Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Race:White
Gender:Male
Relation to Head of House:Head
Marital Status:Divorced
Father's Birthplace:Illinois
Mother's Birthplace:Canada
Home owned:Own
Able to read:Yes
Able to Write:Yes
Neighbors:View others on page
Household Members:
NameAge
Dwight Meade34
Janet Meade63
- ↑ Dwight A Meade, in Canada. Border Crossings: From U.S to Canada 1908-1935. (Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
1926.
Marital Status: Divorced
Next-of-Kin: Janet Meade (mother)
Name:Dwight A Meade
Age:41
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1885
Arrival Port:Lacolle Junction, Quebec
Date of Arrival:27 Aug 1926
Birth Location:Elgin, Illinois
Gender:Male
Citizenship:American
- ↑ Dwight A Meade & Janet Meade , in Canada. Border Crossings: From U.S to Canada 1908-1935. (Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
1928.
He was divorced and she was a widow.
Name:Dwight A Meade
Age:43
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1885
Arrival Port:Sutton, Quebec
Date of Arrival:24 Aug 1928
Birth Location:Elgin, Illinois
Gender:Male
Citizenship:American
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Name:Janet Meade
Age:75
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1853
Arrival Port:Sutton, Quebec
Date of Arrival:24 Aug 1928
Birth Location:Calbourne Ont [I read Colbourne]
Gender:Female
Citizenship:American
- ↑ Dwight A. Meade, in Nternet Broadway Database, Url: www.ibdb.com/person.php id 29147.
Dwight A. Meade
Male
Performer
ProductionsDates of Productions
Easy Street [Original, Play]Aug 14, 1924 - Aug 1924
Performer: Dwight A. Meade [The Stranger]
Branded [Original, Play]Sep 24, 1917 - Oct 1917
Performer: Dwight A. Meade
- ↑ Stranger (The) in the house, in Catalog of Copyright Entries
Page 90, 1931.
an original comedy-drama in 3 acts, by D. A. Meade.
Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series: 1931, Part 1, Group 3
Library of Congress
1931, Volume 4, No. 2
Page 90
Stranger (The) in the house; an original comedy-drama in 3 acts, by D.A. Meade. Copyright 1 c. Apr. 1, 1932; D 15334; Dwight A. Meade, Salem,Mass. 1925 [not this is not a date, it appears to be a reference numberwithin this catalog]
- ↑ Harvey and Dell, in The A to Z of American Radio Soap Operas
Page 96.
The A to Z of American Radio Soap Operas
By Jim Cox
Scarecrow Press
Jul 30, 2009
292 pages
Page 96
Harvey and Dell. This unusual soap opera spotlighted members of anactual family who portrayed people bearing their surname. It relatedincidents in the lives of the three-member Meade clan -- Harvey, thefather, played by Dwight Meade; Dell, the mother, played by Doris Meade;and their daughter, Dorothy, played by Dorothy Meade. The serial beganon 1 August 1939 as a weekday feature on NBC Blue, adding a ssixthbroadcast every week on 18 March 1940. On 18 October 1940, the show wasreduced to a quarter-hour on Saturday mornings only, a run that extendedthrough 2 May 1941. It was off the air for nearly a year, returning onCBS Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday mornings for a quarter-hour from 8April-6 May 1942. At that juncture, it aired five weekday mornings, from1 June-24 July 1942. General Mills partially underwrote what had been asustaining deathure starting 20 June 1942.
- ↑ Dwight A. Meade aka Dwight Arthur Meade, in Essanay Studios Staff Directory; http://essanaystudios.org/about-us/employees/.
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