‘Breakfast in Hollywood’ from 1946: Movie Stars on the Radio

Carmen Miranda and Tom Breneman in the "Breakfast in Hollywood" radio program, circa 1945. Public Domain

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Have you ever heard of Tom Breneman? Although he isn’t a big name anymore, this radio personality was the host of a 1940s radio show which attracted ten million listeners daily, “Breakfast in Hollywood.” The show became so successful that, in 1946, it inspired a movie of the same name, which was produced by Golden Pictures and distributed by United Artists. You wouldn’t think that a half-hour daily radio program would be the premise of a good movie, but “Breakfast in Hollywood” proves doubters wrong!