Bert Parks

About

TV personality who hosted the Miss America pageant for twenty-five years.

Before Fame

He started his career as a radio broadcaster at age sixteen.

Trivia

The Eddie Cantor Show hired him to sing and be the straight man.

Family Life

His parents were named Aaron and Hattie Jacobson; his older brother was named Allen.

Associated With

He worked with Marlon Brando on The Freshman.