Wendell Niles
Wendell Niles | |
|---|---|
Toluca Lake, California, U.S. | |
| Education | New York University, University of Montana |
| Occupation(s) | Radio and TV announcer |
Wendell Niles (December 29, 1904[
Early years
Niles was born in Livingston, Montana and grew up there. He attended New York University and the University of Montana.[1]
Career
Niles worked on such radio shows as
He began in entertainment by touring in the 1920s with his own orchestra,
In the early 1930s, Niles was an announcer at radio station
He and his brother, Ken Niles, developed one of the first radio dramas, which eventually became Theatre of the Mind.[6]
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. Niles and Don Pridle were co-hosts of the ABC radio program Icebox Follies in 1945.[7]
Among his film credits are
Wendell Niles was the announcer for TV's "America's Show Of Surprises"... It Could Be You, and for the Hatos-Hall production Your First Impression. Niles was also the original announcer for Let's Make a Deal during that show's first season in 1963 and 1964; he was later replaced by Jay Stewart.[9]
Niles and his brother, Ken, are the first brothers to have stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[citation needed]
Death
Niles died of
Selected filmography
- Knute Rockne, All American (1940)
- The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
- Hollywood or Bust (1956)
Sources
- Obituary in The New York Times, March 31, 1994. Retrieved on May 3, 2008.
- Obituary in Variety, March 29, 1994. Retrieved on July 18, 2023.
References
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ West, Virginia (November 4, 1945). "KECA mike memos" (PDF). Radio Life. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ Wilk, Ralph (January 2, 1948). "Los Angeles" (PDF). Radio Daily. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wendell Niles". latimes.com. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b T. H. R. Staff (2019-02-08). "Wendell Niles Jr., Producer for Film and Television, Dies at 88". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ^ "Wendell Niles". Phi Delta Theta Museum. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
External links
- Wendell Niles at IMDb
- Wendell Niles credits, radiogoldindex.com.
- Profile, lamag.com.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
  | This United States biographical article related to radio is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |