Cliff Norton
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Clifford Charles Norton AKA Cliff Norton (March 21, 1918 – January 25, 2003) was an American character actor and radio announcer who had appeared in various movies and television series over a career that spanned over 40 years. He was probably best known as the announcer for Dave Garroway's radio program and for an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show in which he appeared as a member of the U.S. Forest Service, and he was also well known as a regular panelist and presenter on the 1954 ABC game show What's Going On?. He was also star and announcer for the 1960s syndicated program The Funny Manns, which involved silent film footage used for broad comedic effect.
He appeared in the short-lived weather spot Your Weather and Mine, airing locally in the Los Angeles area in 1963. The spot was sponsored by P.I.P.E.
