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- Category: Radio
- Star rank: 2158
- Address:
1737 Vine St - Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing south
- GPS location:
34.102462, -118.326835
Wendell Niles
Biography
Wendell Niles (December 29, 1904 – March 28, 1994) was one of the great announcers of the golden age of radio. He was an announcer on such shows as The Bob Hope Show, The Burns & Allen Show, The Milton Berle Show and The Chase & Sanborn Show.
He got his start touring in the 1920s with his own orchestra, playing with the Dorsey Brothers and Bix Beiderbecke. Niles moved to Los Angeles, California in 1935 to join George Burns and Gracie Allen. He and his brother, Ken, developed one of the first radio dramas, which eventually became Theatre of the Mind.
He toured with Bob Hope during World War II and narrated a 1936 Academy Award-winning short film on the life of tennis great Bill Tilden. Among his film credits is Knute Rockne: All American with Ronald Reagan.
Fact file
- Born: December 29, 1904
- Died: March 28, 1994 (Aged 89)
- Occupation: Announcer
Read more about Wendell Niles at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database
Vine St, west side, between Yucca and Hollywood
Nearby you will also find Pierre Monteux, Eddie Foy Jr., Tony Martin, Conrad Nagel, and many others.