Frank Hummert

…Chicago advertising agency co-owned by Frank; they married in 1934. As radio entered its golden age, the Hummerts began to write soap operas. Their Just Plain Bill (1932–55), The Romance of Helen Trent (1933–60), Ma Perkins (1933–60), and Backstage Wife (1935–59) became such hits that they formed Hummert Radio Productions.…