Bill Goodwin Biography

Fast Facts

• Died of a suspected heart attack in his car when he was only 47
• Left the University of California to take a radio announcing job that would lead him to be one of the top names in his profession
• Was skilled at weaving advertisements into the storyline of a radio show
• Cultivated the on-air persona of a jovial ladies' man, and often gave George Burns a hard time about his appearance and age
• On film, he often played the friend of the story's hero
• Best known for playing the straight man for comic Bob Hope
• During his years as a radio, television and screen personality, he announced for Joe Penner, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Edgar Bergen, Sammy Kaye and Frank Sinatra