 John Daner Born John Forkham on November 23, 1915 in Staten Island, New York, the son of an artist, he spent much of his youth in Europe. As a teen, he returned to the United States and tried his hand at stage acting. During World War II, he served as a publicist for the Army and spent much time covering General Patton. After the war, he worked in radio for many years, as both newsman, commentator, and actor. John Daner walked in many circles within the world of communication and entertainment. From being a Disney animator, an award-winning journalist, to acting in over 100 films, John Daner also brought his talents to radio. His deep, authoritative, and sometimes villainous voice made an unforgettable contribution to the airwaves throughout the 1940s and 1950s. Once voted Best Radio Voice by Radio Life Magazine, John was best known to listeners as Paladin on the series Have Gun Will Travel, and as the reporter JB Kendall in the short-lived but popular Frontier Gentlemen series. He also lent his talents to writing many scripts for CBS shows such as Escape, Suspense, and the CBS Radio Workshop. He worked as an animation assistant at Disney Studios on such films as Fantasia and Bambi. He also worked on Mickey Mouse cartoons. He made his film acting debut in 1944 in 30 seconds over Tokyo, playing in a bit part. He appeared in many movies, including Plymouth Adventure in 1952, The Left-Handed Gun in 1958, Critic's Choice in 1963, Dirty Dengas McGee in 1970, Support Your Local Gunfighter in 1971, Slaughterhouse 5 in 1972, The Day of the Dolphin in 1973, Fun with Dick and Jane in 1977, and The Boys from Brazil in 1978. He was a master of many areas of the entertainment world, animation, stage, radio news announcer, and film and television actor. Tall and impressive looking with a stern face and a smooth voice, he was most prolific on television. On TV, not surprisingly, he was a regular in many series. The Westerner in 1960 as Burgundy Smith, The Roaring Twenties 1960 to 1962 as Jim Duke Williams, The Baileys of Balboa 1964 to 1965 as Commodore Cecil Winton, The Don Notch Show 1970 to 1971 as a regular, The Doris Day Show 1971 to 1973 as Cy Bennett, Temperatures Rising 1973 to 1974 as Dr. Charles Cleveland Claver, Big Hawaii 1977 as Barrett Fears, Young Maverick 1979 to 1980 as Marshall Edge Troy, Enos 1980 to 1981 as Lieutenant Jacob Broggy, and two miniseries, Winds of War in 1983 and War and Remembrance in 1989. He appeared in many TV movies and guested on many series, including Gunsmoke, Maverick, Combat, Perry Mason, Twilight Zone, The Wild Wild West, Quincy and The Rockford Files. John Daener was a busy actor during the 1950s and 1960s, guest starring as erogish characters such as Snake Oil Salesman, Colonel Harvey on The Andy Griffith Show. He and his wife Evelyn had two daughters and he had a stepdaughter and three step-sons. He died on February 4, 1992 in Santa Barbara, California of emphysema and diabetes at age 76. He was buried in Carpentaria Cemetery, Carpentaria, Santa Barbara County, California. Information for this audio clip came from your audio series descriptions moderator Roger Hoenbrink. This audio clip is provided by the Old-Time Radio Researchers Group, a group of volunteers dedicated to preserving radio's past. I'm your announcer Doug Hopkinson.