Arthur Godfrey
Arthur Morton Godfrey (born August 31, 1903 in New York City , † March 16, 1983 ibid) was an American radio and television presenter . He also appeared as pop music - a singer and movie actor on.
Life
Godfrey grew up in New York. After a few years in the Navy and later the Coast Guard , he appeared on a talent show in Baltimore in the late 1920s , which resulted in his being allowed to host his own weekly radio show. He later started working for NBC and moved to Washington, DC His way of addressing listeners as individuals rather than a crowd soon made him a local star. In addition, he not only moderated, but also sang and played the ukulele .
In 1934 Godfrey changed jobs and now worked for CBS , where he hosted his own show Arthur Godfrey's Sun Dial daily . In the 1940s he was involved in various programs on CBS and worked in the US Navy Reserves during World War II through an acquaintance with Franklin D. Roosevelt . At the end of the decade he directed the radio show Arthur Godfrey Time , which also began airing on television in 1948. It included interviews with stars and performances by various well-known singers. 1937 Godfrey was a member of the Federation of the Freemasons , his lodge the Acacia Lodge No. 18 is based in Washington, DC .
From 1948 to 1958, Godfrey hosted Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts , a show that featured various promising singers, many of whom would later become famous. The next year, Arthur Godfrey and His Friends added a similar show. At the beginning of the 1950s, these programs reached the peak of their success, from the middle of the decade this began to decline again.
Godfrey also released numerous records. He had his greatest success in 1947 with the title Too Fat Polka (You Can Have Her, I Don't Want Her, She's Too Fat For Me) , which reached number 6 on the US singles chart and was in the top ten for 16 weeks .
In 1959 Godfrey was diagnosed with lung cancer from which he was cured. He continued his work as the host of Arthur Godfrey Time , if only on the radio. The program was not to be taken off the program until 1972. In 1983 Arthur Godfrey died of emphysema in New York .
Filmography
- 1953: Flying with Arthur Godfrey
- 1966: Spy in lace panties
Web links
- Arthur Godfrey in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Famous Freemasons Arthur Godfrey , Homepage: Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon (Retrieved April 25, 2012)
- ↑ U.S. Catalog Number: Columbia 37921; Whitburn, Joel: Top Pop Records 1940-1955 . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, 1973, p. 24
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Godfrey, Arthur |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Godfrey, Arthur Morton (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American radio and television host |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , NY, USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 16, 1983 |
| Place of death | New York City , NY, USA |