Spoiler : I went to bed trying in vain to remember the name of a radio hostess who also acted in the film "Now, Voyager", which was shown on TCM last night. I'd seen the film probably 10 times before, and the name I'd forgotten I've had to look up previously more than once. Do you ever have particular names that just keep slipping away? Feels kinda pathetic, right? Of course I looked it up on IMDB this morning and found that the elusive name was "Ilka Chase". (Ilka Chase, Ilka Chase, Ilka Chase. WHY can't I hold that name in my poor addled brain? New mnemonic; "chase down her name"....) Anywho, as it turns out, Ilka Chase died on this exact date, February 15th, 1978, 38 years ago today. Ms. Chase was a novelist, hostess, and a star of stage, film, television, and some very popular radio programs including "Penthouse Party", "Luncheon Date With Ilka Chase" and "Luncheon at the Waldorf", which to me is reminiscent of the Algonquin Round Table, at least in name. And by the way, Ilka's mother, Edna Woolman Chase, was editor-in-chief of "Vogue" for several decades. So, cheers to Ilka Chase!

Spoiler : Fantastic. She did seem effortlessly stylish.

Spoiler : Born in New York City 4/8/1905; died 2/15/1978 of an internal hemorrhage after falling in Mexico City, Mexico. Daughter of Edna Woolman Chase (fashion editor for Vogue magazine 1914- 1952). Married and divorced actor Louis Calhern (1926); William Murray (1945-1946); Doctor Norton Sager Brown (1946-1978 her death). On stage in Baltimore (1924). Screen debut in Paris Bound (1929).

Spoiler : Chase was featured in a comedy skit with Hugh O'Connell on Vanity Fair for NBC-Radio (1933- (934). With Gladys Glad co-hosted Penthouse Party on NBC-BLUE (1934-1935). Host of radio programs including Luncheon At The Waldorf on NBC-BLUE (1940-1941); Ilka Chase's Penthouse Party on CBS (1941); The Ilka Chase Program in 1945. Occasional panelist on Leave It To The Girls for Mutual-Radio (1945-1949).

Spoiler : Panelist on television programs including Celebrity Time for ABC and CBS (1949-1952); We Take Your Word for CBS (1950-1951); Keep Talking for CBS and ABC (1958-1960). Host of Fashion Magic on CBS-TV (1950-1951); Glamour-Go-Round on CBS-TV (1950). Margaret on The Trials Of O'Brien for CBS-TV (1965-1966).