Art Gilmore
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The voice of Arthur "Art" Gilmore has been heard in radio and television programs, movies, advertising promotions, and documentary films.
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[edit] Brief biography
Art Gilmore, born March 18, 1912, was raised in Tacoma, and graduated from Washington State University in 1931. In 1936 he became a staff announcer for the Warner Brothers' radio station KFWB in Hollywood, California. He then moved to the CBS owned radio station KNX as a news reader. During World War II Art Gilmore served as a fighter-director U.S. Navy officer aboard an aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean. Upon leaving the Navy he decided to become and professional singer and he returned to Hollywood, but his career began when he became a narrator.
[edit] Radio
Prior to the advent of television as a mass medium, the voice of Art Gilmore as announcer became a part of many now legendary radio programs. Drawing his inspiration from the radio sports commentators of the 1930s, he became the announcer for "Amos 'n Andy", "The Adventures of Frank Race", "Dr. Christian", "The Sears Radio Theater", "Stars Over Hollywood", "Golden Days of Radio" and many other famous radio shows of the time. It was the voice of Art Gilmore that introduced both Herbert W. Armstrong and Garner Ted Armstrong and telling the audience to request free religious literature from his repetition of the mailing address, that was heard concluding every edition of "The World Tomorrow" radio and television programs.
[edit] Television
With the advent of television programming the voice of Art Gilmore heralded The George Gobel Show, The Red Skelton Show, An Evening With Fred Astaire, and many others. He was the narrator for 156 episodes of Highway Patrol with Broderick Crawford and he made guest appearances on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Emergency!, Dragnet, The Waltons and many other TV shows. He also heralded Ronald Reagan's "A Time for Choosing" speech supporting Barry Goldwater in 1964, which ultimately resulted in Reagan's election to the Presidency.
[edit] Movies and documentary films
Art Gilmore was more often heard in the movies where he was the voice of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 1942 production of Yankee Doodle Dandy and The Gallant Hours (1960) where he was he narrator for Japanese sequences. His dramatic voice was also heard on a large number of documentary films and movie "trailers"(previews) throughout the 1950s and 1960s. In addition,he served as the president of American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, (AFTRA).
[edit] Recordings
In addition to his work in radio and television, Art Gilmore narrated for many collections of recorded musical works and a large number of recordings for children.
[edit] Author
Art Gilmore co-authored the book "Television and Radio Announcing."
