This Is Your Life
Radio and TV Episode List

Episode # Network
Airdate
Host Honoree Description of Honoree Notes
YLR541 NBC Radio
4/27/1946
Ralph Edwards Lawrence Tranter Paraplegic Veteran  
YLR001 NBC Radio
11/9/1948
Ralph Edwards Paul Jackson Paraplegic WWII Veteran  
YLR002 NBC Radio
11/16/1948
Ralph Edwards Jonah Hatfield Pioneer Who Participated in the 1893 Oklahoma Land Rush Broadcast from Hollywood, CA and Caldwell, KS
YLR003 NBC Radio
11/23/1948
Ralph Edwards Ada Nelligan New York Theatrical Wardrobe Mistress  
YLR004 NBC Radio
11/30/1948
Ralph Edwards John Sexton Elevator Operator  
YLR005 NBC Radio
12/7/1948
Ralph Edwards Lt. Cmdr. Sylvan Greene USN Co-Pilot of First Plane Fired Upon at Pearl Harbor  
YLR006 NBC Radio
12/14/1948
Ralph Edwards Bridgett Carr 20 Year Old Dancer - Copacabana Night Club in New York  
YLR007 NBC Radio
12/21/1948
Ralph Edwards John Lagerborg Navy Man - Story Told Through 10 Year Old Son  
YLR008 NBC Radio
12/28/1948
Ralph Edwards Grantland Rice Sports Writer  
YLR009 NBC Radio
1/4/1949
Ralph Edwards Harper Joy Business Executive & Ringling Bros. Circus Clown  
YLR010 NBC Radio
1/11/1949
Ralph Edwards Herschel Gruenberg Republic Pictures Employee - Polio Victim  
YLR011 NBC Radio
1/18/1949
Ralph Edwards Wolfe Gilbert Song Writer  
YLR012 NBC Radio
1/25/1949
Ralph Edwards Harry Steffel Man on the Street  
YLR013 NBC Radio
2/1/1949
Ralph Edwards Patricia Braun Department Store Sales Clerk  
YLR014 NBC Radio
2/8/1949
Ralph Edwards Ralph G. Neppel Disabled 25 Year Old Iowa Farmer - Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient  
YLR015 NBC Radio
2/15/1949
Ralph Edwards Katherine Edelman Irish Immigrant - Writer of Greeting Card Verses  
YLR016 NBC Radio
2/22/1949
Ralph Edwards Dr. David D. Oak Indiana Country Doctor  
YLR017 NBC Radio
3/1/1949
Ralph Edwards Lee Roy 'Lasses' White Vaudeville/Film Star  
YLR018 NBC Radio
3/8/1949
Ralph Edwards Audie Murphy Most Decorated Soldier of World War II  
YLR019 NBC Radio
3/15/1949
Ralph Edwards Mary McLeod Bethune Educator  
YLR020 NBC Radio
3/22/1949
Ralph Edwards Tris Speaker Baseball Player  
YLR021 NBC Radio
3/29/1949
Ralph Edwards Claude Rice 81 Year Old San Francisco Cable Car Operator  
YLR022 NBC Radio
4/5/1949
Ralph Edwards Merian Cooper Film Director/Producer  
YLR023 NBC Radio
4/12/1949
Ralph Edwards Joe Galbreath Oklahoma Rancher  
YLR024 NBC Radio
4/19/1949
Ralph Edwards Elizabeth Boon Aspiring TWA Hostess  
YLR025 NBC Radio
4/26/1949
Ralph Edwards Sam Canzona Italian Organ Grinder Broadcast from Chicago, IL
YLR026 NBC Radio
5/3/1949
Ralph Edwards Joe Pierce Blind Veteran - Bataan Death March Survivor  
YLR027 NBC Radio
5/10/1949
Ralph Edwards Margaret Kessler New Zealand Immigrant Fighting Polio - Naturalized on Show  
YLR028 NBC Radio
5/17/1949
Ralph Edwards Patrick & Magdalen Devine Golden Wedding Anniversary Broadcast from Racine, WI
YLR029 NBC Radio
5/24/1949
Ralph Edwards Barney Ross Prize Fighter  
YLR030 NBC Radio
5/31/1949
Ralph Edwards Brig. General La Verne G. Saunders West Point Football Star - Retired General  
YLR031 NBC Radio
6/7/1949
Ralph Edwards Rev. Jack Geene Episcopal Minister Fighting Multiple Sclerosis  
YLR032 NBC Radio
6/14/1949
Ralph Edwards 'This Is Your Life' Panorama Review of Season with Updates  
YLR033 NBC Radio
9/21/1949
Ralph Edwards Lou Klatsgow NY Taxi Driver & Brooklyn Dodgers Fan Broadcast from Belasco Theatre, New York City
YLR034 NBC Radio
9/28/1949
Ralph Edwards Guy Lombardo Orchestra Leader Broadcast from Belasco Theatre, New York City
YLR035 NBC Radio
10/5/1949
Ralph Edwards Charles Brady King Inventor Who Drove First Automobile in Detroit Broadcast from Detroit, MI
YLR036 NBC Radio
10/12/1949
Ralph Edwards Marybarbara McDonough 19 Year Old Auditioning for the "Ice Follies"  
YLR037 NBC Radio
10/19/1949
Ralph Edwards Ruby Burford Small Town Telephone Operator  
YLR038 NBC Radio
10/26/1949
Ralph Edwards Capt. Billy Bryant Showboat Captain  
YLR039 NBC Radio
11/2/1949
Ralph Edwards Mrs. Erna Arnstein Rex Show Done As Elaborate Halloween Prank  
YLR040 NBC Radio
11/9/1949
Ralph Edwards Maj. Peter Ortiz OSS Operative in WWII Europe  
YLR041 NBC Radio
11/16/1949
Ralph Edwards Marian Goldwyn Polio Story  
YLR042 NBC Radio
11/23/1949
Ralph Edwards General James W. Moore and
Commander Theodore A. Penland
Civil War Veterans  
YLR044 NBC Radio
12/7/1949
Ralph Edwards Dr. William Lowry Pressly 1949 Family Doctor of the Year  
YLR045 NBC Radio
12/14/1949
Ralph Edwards Lillian Plom Lady Barber  
YLR046 NBC Radio
12/21/1949
Ralph Edwards Robert Mitchell Mitchell Boys Choir Founder  
YLR047 NBC Radio
12/28/1949
Ralph Edwards Dick and Edith Klenhard   Subjects Surprised at END of Show!
YLR048 NBC Radio
1/4/1950
Ralph Edwards Bob Gunderson Blind Ham Radio Operator  
YLR049 NBC Radio
1/11/1950
Ralph Edwards Convict "Johnny X" Ex-Convict Broadcast from Illinois State Penetentiary, Joliet, IL
YLR050 NBC Radio
1/18/1950
Ralph Edwards Charles Percy Man of the Year  
YLR051 NBC Radio
1/25/1950
Ralph Edwards Capt. Edward Ellsberg USN (Retired) Navy Salvage Expert  
YLR052 NBC Radio
2/1/1950
Ralph Edwards Billie Burke Stage/Film/Radio/Television Star  
YLR054 NBC Radio
2/15/1950
Ralph Edwards "David Doe" Recovering Alcoholic Broadcast from Salvation Army Mission in Los Angeles, CA
YLR055 NBC Radio
2/22/1950
Ralph Edwards Maurine Hannah Selected by telephone call at random Broadcast from Hollywood, CA and Charter Oak, IA
YLR056 NBC Radio
3/1/1950
Ralph Edwards Charlie McCarthy Radio Star [Voiced by Edgar Bergen] Broadcast as two shows
YLR057 NBC Radio
3/8/1950
Ralph Edwards Charlie McCarthy Radio Star [Voiced by Edgar Bergen] Broadcast as two shows
YLR058 NBC Radio
3/15/1950
Ralph Edwards Claire Phillips Woman Spy in WWII Philippines  
YLR059 NBC Radio
3/22/1950
Ralph Edwards Leo Urbanski Fire Chief  
YLR060 NBC Radio
3/29/1950
Ralph Edwards Capt. Charles Ward Thomas Coast Guard Hero  
YLR061 NBC Radio
4/5/1950
Ralph Edwards Walter Gordon Chairman of California Adult Authority Board  
YLR062 NBC Radio
4/12/1950
Ralph Edwards Emma Crooks Gilbert Minister's Wife This episode may have been filmed for later TV broadcast
YLR063 NBC Radio
4/19/1950
Ralph Edwards John E. 'Beans' Reardon Baseball Umpire  
YLR064 NBC Radio
4/26/1950
Ralph Edwards Mabel Stark Circus Animal Trainer  
YLR065 NBC Radio
5/3/1950
Ralph Edwards Francis Weeks Truck Driver  
YLR066 CBS Radio
5/9/1950
Ralph Edwards Lee Howard Adventurer & Pioneer New Network, New Day
YLR067 CBS Radio
5/16/1950
Ralph Edwards Shelton Brooks Song Writer  
YLR068 CBS Radio
5/23/1950
Ralph Edwards Andrew Begay World War II Navajo Code Talker  
YLR069 CBS Radio
5/30/1950
Ralph Edwards Edyth Thomson School Teacher  
YLC038 CBS-TV
5/24/1951
Ralph Edwards Nacio Herb Brown Composer Truth or Consequences episode served as TIYL TV pilot
YLN001 NBC-TV
10/1/1952
Ralph Edwards Laura Stone Marr Entertainer's Mother Mother of Milburn Stone, first regular TV episode
YLN002 NBC-TV
10/8/1952
Ralph Edwards Jimmy McHugh Song Writer  
YLN003 NBC-TV
10/15/1952
Ralph Edwards Joan Caulfield Cover Girl/Stage & Film Star  
YLN004 NBC-TV
10/22/1952
Ralph Edwards Mary Ross Detective  
YLN005 NBC-TV
10/29/1952
Ralph Edwards Casey Stengel New York Yankees Manager  
YLN006 NBC-TV
11/5/1952
Ralph Edwards Dr. James Scott Templeton Doctor  
YLN007 NBC-TV
11/12/1952
Ralph Edwards Jeanette MacDonald Film Star/Singer  
YLN008 NBC-TV
11/19/1952
Ralph Edwards Billie Clevenger NBC Telephone Operator  
YLN009 NBC-TV
11/26/1952
Ralph Edwards Rev. Jim McClain Radio Personality who became Episcopal Minister  
YLN010 NBC-TV
12/3/1952
Ralph Edwards Mrs. Gus Edwards Theatrical Troupe - Gave Many 'Stars' First Break  
YLN011