Miriam Wolfe

Miriam Wolfe (born Miriam Wolff; January 2, 1922 – September 29, 2000) was an American actress, director, producer and writer, who worked in theatre, television and radio from the 1920s to the 1950s. She is mainly remembered for her character roles on radio's weekly Let's Pretend.

Early years Wolfe was born in Brooklyn, New York. She made her professional acting debut at age four, reciting poems and reading stories on The Uncle Gee Bee Kiddie Hour on WGBS, one of New York's first radio stations. When she was six years old, she was given the First Witch's part in a children's theater's production of Macbeth.

Radio roles Although she had appeared earlier on The Children's Hour, Wolfe is best remembered for her diverse roles on Nila Mack's WCBS Saturday morning children's program, Let's Pretend. The couple had a child and moved to Paris, where they resided from 1961 to 1980 and where she conducted a series of improvisational workshops.

Upon her return to Toronto, Wolfe concentrated on writing and teaching, developing an original method of teaching the English language and its pronunciation, which later formed the basis of her book, Listening to Language: The Sounds of English. Wolfe also learned Blissymbolics, wrote teachers' guides and directed a weekly workshop for the Ontario Gifted Children's Program. She also worked with the Young People's Theatre. Her involvement with performance continued through her membership from 1981 to 1986 on the Board of the ACTRA Awards.

On September 29, 2000, Wolfe died at her home in Toronto, of breast cancer.

Awards In 1981, Wolfe received an award from Friends of Old Time Radio USA for her contribution to Radio's Golden Age. In July 2022, Wolfe was inducted into The Worldwide Television And Radio Horror Host Hall Of Fame for her contributions made as horror host "Old Nancy" on WOR, the Mutual Radio Network's "The Witch's Tale".