 Frank Lovejoy, born on March 28, 1912 in the Bronx section of New York City, New York. Actor Frank Lovejoy was linked to show business before he was even born. His father was a salesman for the Pathé film studio. He grew up in New York City and as a teenager worked as a runner for the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street. After losing his job as a result of the stock market crash of 1929, he turned to acting. He served an apprenticeship at the theater Martin Philadelphia and then performed in stock theater companies before making his debut on Broadway in Judgement Day in 1934. Soon after that, he turned to radio where he became a prolific and dependable actor, announcer, performer on such radio hits as Nightbeat, Beyond Tomorrow, Damon Runyon Theater, and Escape. Lovejoy was a voiceover regular on the popular 1930s radio series Gangbusters that featured weekly episodes based on actual crime incidents. Each program ended with various descriptions of wanted criminals, many of whom were later arrested due to avid Lister participation. He portrayed the title character on the syndicated radio program The Blue Beetle in 1940. It wasn't until 1948 that he made his film debut in Black Bart as Mark Lorimer. His other films include Starting in 1949, Home of the Brave as Mingo, which brought him some recognition, South Sea Center as Doc, in 1950, In a Lonely Place as Sergeant Brub Nikolai, Three Secrets as Bob Duffy, Breakthrough as Sergeant Pete Bell, one of my favorite of his roles. In 1951, I was a communist for the FBI as Matt Svedik, Force of Arms as Major Blackford, Goodbye My Fancy as Matt Cole, The Sound of Fury with Lloyd Bridges and Richard Carlson as Howard Tyler. I'll see you in my dreams as Walter Donaldson. In 1952, The Winning Team as Rogers Hornsby, Retreat Hell as Captain Steve Corbett. 1953, the classic 3D film House of Wax with Vincent Price as Lieutenant Tom Brennan, one of his most popular roles. The Charge at Feather River as Sergeant Charlie Baker. The System as John Merrick. The Hitchhiker as Gilbert Bowen. 1954, Beachhead as Sergeant Fletcher. Men of the Fighting Lady as Lieutenant Commander Paul Grayson. In 1955, Fingerman as Casey Martin. Strategic Air Command with James Stewart and June Allison as General Ennis C. Hawks. Top of the World as Major Cantrell. The Crooked Web as Stan Fabian. 1956, Julie as Captain Pringle. 1957, Three Brave Men as Captain Winfield. And in 1958, his final film role as Cole Younger in Cole Younger Gunfighter. On TV, he was a regular on the series, Man Against Crime in 1965 as Mike Barnett. And from 1957 to 1959 as McGraw in Meet McGraw. He also guest starred on such TV series as Four Star Playhouse, Zane Gray Theatre, United States Steel Hour, and Wichita Town. He married and then divorced Francis Williams. And then married Joan Banks in 1940. They had two children, Judith and Stephen. They remained married until his death of a heart attack on October 2, 1962 in New York, New York at age 50. He is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, 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 Researcher Group, a group of volunteers dedicated to preserving radio's past. If you are interested in assisting to preserve radio's golden past so that future generations might also enjoy it, we urge you to look into membership in the Old Time Radio Researcher Group. Visit our home on the web at www.otterprojectonline.info. Your announcer, Dell Allstead.