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Wendell Niles
Acting

Wendell Niles
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1904-12-29,Livingston, Montana, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wendell Niles (December 29, 1904 – March 28, 1994) was one of the great announcers of the American golden age of radio. He was an announcer on such shows as The Charlotte Greenwood Show, Hedda Hopper's Hollywood, The Adventures of Philip Marlowe,[2] The Man Called X,[3] The Bob Hope Show, The Burns & Allen Show, The Milton Berle Show and The Chase and Sanborn Hour . On February 15, 1950, Wendell starred in the radio pilot for The Adventures of the Scarlet Cloak along with Gerald Mohr. He began in entertainment by 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. -Los Angeles Magazine- How the intersection got its claim to fame Q: Why is the intersection of Hollywood and Vine famous? There’s nothing there. A: In May 1936, Wendell Niles from radio station KFWB brought a microphone to the corner and started a man-on-the-street program. “Niles was a big announcer on radio shows for Bob Hope and George Burns,” says L.A. vocal legend Gary Owens. Niles’s popularization of the corner as shorthand for Hollywood was copied by newspaper reporters and gossip columnists alike and even led to the (terrible) feature film Hollywood and Vine, which was released in 1945. The radio show is gone, but you can still watch celebrities through the glass at the online entertainment network BiteSize TV, whose studios are located in the W Hotel. 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. Wendell Niles was the announcer for "America's Show Of Surprises"..."It Could Be You", and 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. Wendell and his brother Ken Niles are the first brothers to have stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He died of cancer in his Toluca Lake home at the age of 89.

Filmography

Here Comes Elmer

10

Here Comes Elmer
1943-11-15

Hitchhike to Happiness

7

Hitchhike to Happiness
1945-07-16

The Hitch-Hiker

6.838

The Hitch-Hiker
1953-03-30

5.577

A Man Betrayed
1941-03-07

I Died a Thousand Times

6.2

I Died a Thousand Times
1955-11-09

A Tragedy at Midnight

5.2

A Tragedy at Midnight
1942-02-02

The Crowd Roars

6.114

The Crowd Roars
1932-04-16

A Strange Adventure

5.591

A Strange Adventure
1956-08-24

The Masked Marvel

5.5

The Masked Marvel
1943-11-06

5.6

Street Corner
1948-12-03

5.808

Ever Since Eve
1937-07-15

Cowboy from Brooklyn

7

Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938-07-09

Indianapolis Speedway

5.625

Indianapolis Speedway
1939-08-05

5.5

Four Wives
1939-12-22

Espionage Agent

6.3

Espionage Agent
1939-09-30

The Roaring Twenties

7.537

The Roaring Twenties
1939-10-28

Fashion Horizons

4

Fashion Horizons
1940-08-03

Gaucho Serenade

6.5

Gaucho Serenade
1940-05-09

The Square Jungle

6.1

The Square Jungle
1955-12-30

Three Faces West

5.5

Three Faces West
1940-07-03

Swingin' on a Rainbow

7

Swingin' on a Rainbow
1945-09-01

Harmon of Michigan

7.5

Harmon of Michigan
1941-09-11

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

6.9

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
1956-09-13

6.553

Marked Woman
1937-04-10

Hollywood or Bust

6.2

Hollywood or Bust
1956-12-06

Let's Make a Deal

7.6

Let's Make a Deal
1963-12-30