Fulton Oursler

The ambitious radio series, The Greatest Story Ever Told-based on the book of the same name by Fulton Oursler-came to ABC in the 1940s with a full orchestra and 16-voice chorus. The series dramatized the life and times of Jesus Christ-"the greatest life ever lived"-and was the first radio series to simulate the voice of Christ as a continuing character. The stories quite effectively captured the essence of Oursler's book-a beautifully simple dramatization...