Lurene tuttle biography of mahatma gandhi

By Elizabeth McLeod

Anyone who ever talked to an actor who earned a living at a network radio microphone during the Golden Age of Radio came away from the conversation with one strong impression: being a radio performer was a very enjoyable way to make a living.

That wasn’t always the case, however. There was a time when networks, sponsors, directors, and producers looked at actors and actresses as so many piles of meat — to be shoved about, used, and abused at will, with little regard for their own well being. That changed in the 1930s due to a small group of dedicated performers who put themselves on the line to make a difference. One of those performers — one of the foremost of those performers — was Lurene Tuttle.

Today she’s best remembered by radio enthusiasts for two prominent roles — she was Sam Spade’s efficient, sympathetic secretary Effie Perrine, and she was the first act About mahatma gandhi!