American actor, singer and host, who was one of radio’s earliest male stars and most popular figures in the 1930s and 1940s. He won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in the 1985 film, Cocoon, and was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1992.

b. May 31, 1904 (Kenosha, WI, USA)
d. December 6, 1993 (Scottsdale, AZ, USA)