Merrill Joels

Merrill E. Joels
Merrill Joels in The Godfather (1972)
Born	January 19, 1909 Hartford, Connecticut
Died	September 5, 2001 (age 92) Guthrie, Oklahoma
Nationality	US
Occupation	actor
Known for	work with Frank Buck
Spouse	Marion Joels (1945-2001, his death)

Merrill E. Joels (born January 19, 1909, Hartford, Connecticut; died September 5, 2001 (age 92) Guthrie, Oklahoma) was an actor in the Frank Buck recording Tiger (record album).^[1]

Early life

Merrill Joels was the son of Abram J. and Rose (Wershwofsky) Joels. Merrill was born in the house that was torn down for the construction of what is now the Hartford Courant building.^[2]

Career

In 1929 Merrill E. Joels began as an usher at Parson's, the Hartford stage tryout theater.^[3] He was a professional actor for 40 years. He was a member of the Christian Science Church, vice president of the American Federation of Radio and Television Artists in New York, and served on the National Board of Directors of the Screen Actors Guild. In 1932 he founded the Mark Twain Masquers Community Theatre in Hartford.^[4]

Work with Frank Buck

In 1950, Joels read the part of Captain Harry Curtis in Frank Buck’s recording Tiger (record album).

Other record albums

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Joels, Merrill E. and supporting cast, with Glenn Osser and his Orchestra; original music and story adaptation by Paul Davis. Caravan Records, New York, 1950. LP Record.

Author

Joels was author of two books:

• How to Get into Show Business. Hastings House, New York, 1969.
• Acting is a Business: How to Get Into Television and Radio. Hastings House, New York, 1955.

Radio

• Series: "ISN'T IT A CRIME" WNEW-NEW YORK. SUSTAINING HOST: Jerry Marshall.

Episode 13 "SPEAKING OF MURDER" date: 12-14-45 time: 29:00 cast: K.C. Allen, Eleanora Reid, Leonard Sherrer, Jason Johnson, Eileen Court, Merrill E. Joels.

• Other radio series with Merrill Joels include “Counterspy (radio series)”; “Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories”; “The Big Story (radio/TV)”

References

1. ^ Lehrer, Steven (2006). Bring 'Em Back Alive: The Best of Frank Buck. Texas Tech University press. pp. x-xi. ISBN 0896725820. http://books.google.com/books?id=UNnhbq9gwTUC&printsec=frontcover&dq=frank+buck+steven+lehrer&ei=3sHhSrv0Bo2UyAScyInsCw#v=onepage&q=&f=false. 
2. ^ JOELS, Merrill E. Hartford Courant. Oct 4, 2001 Page: B.10
3. ^ Sunday Herald - Nov 12, 1950. Google News Archive
4. ^ JOHN L TEHAN. Mark Twain Masquers Observe 7th Milestone. The Hartford Courant. Oct 15, 1939, Page SM15

External links

• Merrill Joels on the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Joels, Merrill
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Date of birth	January 19, 1909
Place of birth	Hartford, Connecticut
Date of death	September 5, 2001
Place of death	Guthrie, Oklahoma