1943--Washington, D.C.--Wiseman--home movies

Genre: home movie

Year Published: 1943

Description:

Footage of Washington, D.C. landmarks (including the Washington Monument) and of a baseball game (possibly the Chicago Cubs vs. the New York Giants).

Western North Carolina’s Scotty Wiseman (November 8, 1908–January 31, 1981) and Myrtle Eleanor “Lulu Belle” Wiseman (December 24, 1913–February 8, 1999) were a notable husband and wife Country music duo of the radio era. They achieved their greatest and most enduring musical success with their song Have I Told You Lately that I Love You? The duo’s popularity reached its height in the 1930s-mid 1940s, when they were stars on WLS-AM’s National Barn Dance, broadcast from Chicago, IL. In addition to appearing on the National Barn Dance show and its touring circuit, the duo was featured in seven Hollywood films, primarily for Republic Pictures. The 1938 film Shine On, Harvest Moon featured the Wisemans along with an up-and-coming Roy Rogers. Feeling as though their time in the spotlight had run its course, the Wisemans chose to retire from show business and return to their native western North Carolina in 1958. Scotty became a schoolteacher and Lulu Belle served several terms in the North Carolina House of Representatives (as Lula Belle Wiseman). Scotty passed away in 1981 due to complications from a heart attack. Lula Belle remarried after Scotty’s death and lived until 1999. They had two children, Linda and Steve.

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Complete Record: Footage of Washington, D.C. landmarks (including the Washington Monument) and of a baseball game (possibly the Chicago Cubs vs. the New York Giants). Western North Carolina’s Scotty Wiseman (November 8, 1908–January 31, 1981) and Myrtle Eleanor “Lulu Belle” Wiseman (December 24, 1913–February 8, 1999) were a notable husband and wife Country music duo of the radio era. They achieved their greatest and most enduring musical success with their song Have I Told You Lately that I Love You? The duo’s popularity reached its height in the 1930s-mid 1940s, when they were stars on WLS-AM’s National Barn Dance, broadcast from Chicago, IL. In addition to appearing on the National Barn Dance show and its touring circuit, the duo was featured in seven Hollywood films, primarily for Republic Pictures. The 1938 film Shine On, Harvest Moon featured the Wisemans along with an up-and-coming Roy Rogers. Feeling as though their time in the spotlight had run its course, the Wisemans chose to retire from show business and return to their native western North Carolina in 1958. Scotty became a schoolteacher and Lulu Belle served several terms in the North Carolina House of Representatives (as Lula Belle Wiseman). Scotty passed away in 1981 due to complications from a heart attack. Lula Belle remarried after Scotty’s death and lived until 1999. They had two children, Linda and Steve. Copyright University of South Carolina. All rights reserved. See more of our collection at: https://digital.library.sc.edu/departments/mirc/