Jay Jostyn

Jay Jostyn
Jostyn in 1939
Born
Eugene Josten

December 13, 1901
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
DiedJune 25, 1976 (aged 74)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWisconsin Conservatory of Music
OccupationActor
Known forPortraying the title role in Mr. District Attorney on radio
SpouseRuth Hill (1928– ?)
Children2

Jay Jostyn (December 13, 1901[1][2] – June 25, 1976[3][4]) was an actor in the era of old-time radio. He is best known for portraying the title role in Mr. District Attorney on radio.[5] An article in Radio-TV Mirror in 1952 reported, "He is so generally believed to be a real life lawyer that he frequently receives mail from listeners inviting him to move to certain cities where they feel crimes are going unsolved."[6]

  1. ^ "Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRYR-DD9 : 30 January 2020), Eugene Joseph Josten, 1901.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Birth Index, 1820-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHHH-YMV : 4 December 2014), Eugene J Josten, 13 Dec 1901; from "Wisconsin Births, 1820-1907," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Milwaukee, Wisconsin, reel 0199, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Vital Records Division, Madison.
  3. ^ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGR5-WVQM : 1 March 2021), Jay Jostyn, 1976.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference etcf was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-2834-2. p. 144.
  6. ^ "Mr. D. A." Radio-TV Mirror. Vol. 37, no. 3. February 1952. p. 60. Retrieved 9 February 2016.