- Les Tremayne
Infobox actor
name = Les Tremayne
imagesize = 200px
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birthname = Lester Tremayne
birthdate = birth date|1913|4|16|mf=y
location =Balham, London ,England
deathdate = death date and age|2003|12|19|1913|04|16
deathplace =Santa Monica, California ,U.S. Les Tremayne (
April 16 ,1913 ,Balham, London ,England -December 19 ,2003 .Santa Monica, California ) was an Britishradio ,film andtelevision actor . Born Lester Tremayne in England, he moved with his family at the age four to Chicago, where he began in community theater. He danced as a vaudeville performer and worked as amusement park barker. He began working in radio when he was 17 years old. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0871876/bio IMDb] ]Radio
On radio during the 1930s and 1940s, Tremayne was heard in as many as 45 shows a week. Replacing Don Ameche, he did "
The First Nighter Program " from 1936 to 1942. He starred in "The Adventures of the Thin Man " and "The Romance of Helen Trent " during the 1940s. He also starred in the title role in "The Falcon". After divorcing his first wife, Lenore Kingston, he did a morning talk show, "The Tremaynes" with his second wife, Alice Reinhardt.Film
His film credits include "A Man Called Peter", "The Racket", "The War of The Worlds" and "
The Monster of Piedras Blancas ".Television
Between 1974 and 1977, Tremayne appeared on the Saturday morning "Shazam!" television series based on the
DC Comics superheroCaptain Marvel . In this role, in the role of Mentor, Tremayne served as the literal mentor of the program's protagonist, young Billy Batson.After doing more than 30,000 broadcasts, Tremayne was elected to the
Radio Hall of Fame in 1995. He died of heart failure at St. John’s Health Center inSanta Monica, California at the age of 90. [http://articles.latimes.com/2003/dec/23/local/me-tremayne23 Mclellan, Dennis. "Les Tremayne, 90; Radio Icon’s Acting Career Ran 6 Decades," "Los Angeles Times", December 23, 2003.] ]References
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* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1571663 NPR: "Radio Legend Les Tremayne Dies" (December 26, 2003)]
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*imdb name|id=0871876|name=Les Tremayne
*findagrave|8203036Persondata
NAME= Tremayne, Les
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Tremayne, Lester
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 1913-4-16
PLACE OF BIRTH=Balham, London ,England
DATE OF DEATH= 2003-12-19
PLACE OF DEATH=Santa Monica, California ,U.S.
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