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词条 Frank Parker (singer)
释义

  1. Early years

  2. Bands

  3. Radio

     1930s  1940s 

  4. Television

  5. Film

  6. Death

  7. Legacy

  8. References

  9. External links

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}}Frank Parker (April 29, 1903 – January 10, 1999)[1] was an American singer and radio and television personality.[1]

Early years

Parker was born Frank Ciccio[3] on April 29, 1903[1] (or April 29, 1906,[2] or July 1, 1906[3]) in New York City.[1] He was a graduate of the Milan Conservatory of music,[3] and was a dancer in a stage production of Little Nellie Kelly.[4]

Bands

Parker began his singing career as a tenor in 1926 and appeared with Harry Horlick's orchestra in 1933.[5]

Radio

Parker debuted on radio as a substitute singer on The Eveready Hour,[4] and he was a regular on radio and television in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s with personalities including Jack Benny, George Burns and Arthur Godfrey.[1]

1930s

An October 30, 1930, newspaper listing shows Parker singing on the Van Heusen Program on WABC in New York City.[6] Also, in the early 1930s, he was a featured singer with Donald Voorhees and his orchestra on the Bond Sunshine Program on WEAF in New York City.[7]

Parker's tenure with Benny ended in the fall of 1935. When Michael Bartlett replaced Parker on the program, a newspaper article noted: "[Benny] turned Frank Parker into a tenor with a keen sense of humor ... Frank Parker asks $3,000 a week from theatrical booking agents, and usually gets it."[8]

Beginning September 14, 1935, he had his own program, That Atlantic Family on Tour, with Frank Parker, which was heard on 36 CBS stations.[9]

In September and October 1936, Parker and Ramona (no last name printed) were featured on a 15-minute weekly program on WEAF in New York City and WMAQ in Chicago.[10] Beginning June 30, 1937, Parker teamed with Andre Kostelanetz and his orchestra on CBS in a summer replacement program sponsored by Chesterfield cigarettes.[11]

1940s

In the early 1940s, he sang with Andre Kostelanetz on broadcasts over WABC in New York City.[12] He was the featured male singer on Your Home Front Reporter,[13] which was broadcast on CBS in 1943.[14]

In 1949, the Teleways company advertised "156 brilliant 15 minute musical programs," episodes of the Frank Parker Show, that were available to radio stations via transcription.[15]

Television

Parker was the host of the 1950s TV show Bride and Groom and a panelist on Masquerade Party.[1] The 1950s saw Parker become a member of the Little Godfreys cast of singers on Arthur Godfrey Time and Arthur Godfrey and His Friends until around 1956. Parker had known Godfrey since the 1930s.

Film

Parker appeared in several movies including Romance in the Rain (1934), Sweet Surrender (1935) and Paris Follies of 1956.[1][16]

Death

Parker died at the age of 95 on January 10, 1999, in Titusville, Florida.[1] His hobbies included golf, polo, and reading.[3]

Legacy

He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6821 Hollywood Boulevard.[1]

References

1. ^{{cite news |title=Hollywood Star Walk - Frank Parker |url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/frank-parker/ |work= Los Angeles Times |date=June 8, 1956 | author =}}
2. ^DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960. McFarland & Company, Inc. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-2834-2}}. Pp. 209-210.
3. ^{{cite journal|title=Wednesday's Highlights|journal=Radio and Television Mirror|date=May 1940|volume=14|issue=1|page=48|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Radio-Mirror/40/Mirror-1940-May.pdf|accessdate=27 February 2015}}
4. ^{{cite news|title=Frank Parker Is Featured in Capitol Bill|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3671235/shamokin_newsdispatch/|agency=Shamokin News-Dispatch|date=February 17, 1936|location=Pennsylvania, Shamokin|page=9|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 20, 2015}} {{Open access}}
5. ^{{YouTube|pxfpraK8ekA|Frank Parker with Harry Horlick}}, 1933
6. ^{{cite news|title=860K--WABC--349M.|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3677834/the_brooklyn_daily_eagle/|agency=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|date=October 30, 1930|location=New York, Brooklyn|page=12|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 21, 2015}} {{Open access}}
7. ^{{cite news|title=(radio listing)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3664895/the_brooklyn_daily_eagle/|agency=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|date=April 30, 1931|location=New York, Brooklyn|page=25|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 19, 2015}} {{Open access}}
8. ^{{cite news|last1=Robert|first1=Bernes|title=The Radio Reporter|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3665089/oakland_tribune/|agency=Oakland Tribune|date=October 6, 1935|location=California, Oakland|page=86|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 20, 2015}} {{Open access}}
9. ^{{cite news|title=Network Accounts|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/35-OCR/1935-09-15-BC-OCR-Page-0039.pdf|accessdate=12 January 2016|agency=Broadcasting|date=September 15, 1935|page=39}}
10. ^{{cite news|title=Special Drene Hookup|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/36-OCR/1936-08-15-BC-OCR-Page-0059.pdf|accessdate=12 January 2016|agency=Broadcasting|date=August 15, 1936|page=59}}
11. ^{{cite news|title=Frank Parker and Alice Faye to Join Cigaret Program|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3671422/pampa_daily_news/|agency=Pampa Daily News|date=June 15, 1937|location=Texas, Pampa|page=7|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 20, 2015}} {{Open access}}
12. ^{{cite news|title=(radio listing)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3664923/mount_carmel_item/|agency=Mount Carmel Item|date=April 4, 1942|location=Pennsylvania, Mount Carmel|page=7|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 19, 2015}} {{Open access}}
13. ^{{cite news|title="Home Front Reporter" Starts Monday|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3671176/harrisburg_telegraph/|agency=Harrisburg Telegraph|date=May 8, 1943|location=Pennsylvania, Harrisburg|page=15|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 20, 2015}} {{Open access}}
14. ^Sies, Luther F. (2014). Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition, Volume 1. McFarland & Company, Inc. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-5149-4}}. P. 779.
15. ^{{cite book|title=Broadcasting Telecasting Yearbook|date=1949|publisher=Broadcasting Publications, Inc.|location=Washington, D.C.|page=409|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Annuals/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/40s-OCR-YB/1949-YB/1949-BC-YB-OCR-Page-0411.pdf|accessdate=24 November 2015}}
16. ^{{IMDb name | id = 0662244 | name = Frank Parker}}

External links

  • {{IMDb name | id = 0662244 | name = Frank Parker}}
  • {{YouTube|pxfpraK8ekA|Frank Parker singing with Harry Horlick}}, 1933
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