About
Noted entertainer of the early radio era who was at his best when performing Casey at Bat, the legendary baseball poem.
Before Fame
His parents encouraged him to become a lawyer, but he had different dreams.
Trivia
He combined comedy with music in many performances of Gilbert and Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore. He starred in more then 30 Broadway musicals.
Family Life
He married the noted columnist
Associated With
He started performing Casey at Bat when hardly anyone knew the Ernest Thayer baseball poem.
