Radio
Idelson's acting career began in 1931 on Chicago's WGN radio, when he played Skeezix on Uncle Walt and Skeezix, a radio drama based on the Gasoline Alley comic strip. One year later he landed the role of Rush on the long-running Vic and Sade, playing the role until he joined the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross and four Air Medals as a night fighter pilot.
After the war, his acting credits included radio and television versions of the daytime drama series One Man's Family.
Admirers of Idelson's radio work included writer-director Norman Corwin. "He was a luminary," Corwin told The Los Angeles Times upon Idelson's death. "He stood out among the radio comedians, and he stood out because of very good writing by Paul Rhymer and very good acting by himself. I had nothing but admiration for this fellow."
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