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Allen C. Anthony (Шаблон:Birth based on age as of date - May 10, 1962[1]) was an American actor and announcer on radio and television.

Early years

Anthony was a native of Boyle County, Kentucky. He was educated at Elmwood Academy, LaSalle University, Blackstone School of Law, and the College of Religious Sciences in New York.[2]

Career

Anthony began working on radio in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1932.[2] After a short time at station WAVE, he moved to WHAS, where he worked for approximately three years.[3] In the late 1930s, he was the chief announcer at KWK radio in St. Louis, Missouri.[4]

Anthony was announcer and master of ceremonies on the Dr. I.Q. radio program from 1938 to 1950.[1] Radio historian John Dunning wrote, "Allen C. Anthony, the Mars announcer, was well known for his ability to make the candy as appealing as the money".[5] (Prizes on the program were 10 silver dollars and boxes of Mars and Milky Way candy.[6]) Anthony portrayed Jonathan Blake on The Web.[1] Other programs on which he was host or announcer included The $64,000 Challenge,[7] Appointment with Adventure, Can You Top This?, Father Knows Best, Inner Sanctum, and Stop the Music.[1]

Health problems caused Anthony to leave the pressures of network broadcasting.[6] He went to Atlanta in 1959[7] to be director of air personnel at WAGA-TV in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] He also was host of the station's Morning Movie program and often presented weather forecasts and made commercials.[8]

Personal life and death

Anthony and his wife, Mary, had a daughter and two sons.[1] He died in Georgia Baptist Hospital[9] in Atlanta on May 10, 1962, aged 55.[1]

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