Art Gilmore
| Art Gilmore | |
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Art Gilmore in Dragnet in 1956
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| Born |
Arthur Wells Gilmore March 18, 1912 Tacoma, Washington, USA |
| Died | September 25, 2010 (aged 98) Irvine, California |
| Occupation | Voice actor, announcer |
| Years active | 1935–2004 |
| Spouse(s) | Grace Gilmore (m. 1938–2010) (his death) |
Arthur Wells Gilmore, known as Art Gilmore (March 18, 1912 – September 25, 2010) was an American voice actor and announcer heard in on radio and television programs, children's records, movies, trailers, radio commercials, and documentary films. He also appeared in several television series and a few feature films.
Reared in Tacoma, Washington, Gilmore attended Washington State University in 1931, where he was a member of the Chi chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity and a member of the Alpha Omicron Chapter of Theta Chi fraternity. In 1935, he got hired to work as an announcer for Seattle's KOL Radio. In 1936, he became a staff announcer for the Warner Brothers' radio station KFWB in Hollywood and then moved to the CBS-owned station KNX as a news reader. During World War II, he served as a fighter-director U.S. Navy officer aboard an aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean.
Leaving the Navy, he decided to become a professional singer and returned to Hollywood. With a group of notable Hollywood radio stars, including Edgar Bergen, Ralph Edwards and Jim Jordan, Gilmore founded Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters in 1966. At the time of his death, he was Chairman Emeritus of PPB. The organization presents the Art Gilmore Career Achievement Award four times each year to celebrities who have made notable contributions to the broadcasting and related industries.
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