Harry von Zell

Birth Name:

Harry Von Zell

Birth Place:

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Writer

Started out as an announcer for the "Old Gold Hour" radio show with the Paul Whiteman band in 1929
Worked as a staff announcer for CBS on the East Coast in the 1930s
During the height of his radio career he was an announcer on as many as 20 shows a week, including "The Fred Allen Show" and "The Eddie Cantor Show․"
Appeared in a number of films in the 1940s and 1950s, including "Uncle Harry," "Two Flags West," and "I Can Get It for You Wholesale․"
Best known as an actor and radio announcer who appeared in the "Burns and Allen" radio and television series
Worked with a number of big names in radio, including Will Rogers, Eddie Cantor, Jack Benny, and Gracie Allen
Once famously flubbed President Herbert Hoover's name during a radio tribute speech, referring to him as "Hoobert Heever․"

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