Trivia

Abandoned his acting career in the 1960s and became the founder and owner of KMIR-TV in Palm Desert, California, along with his third wife Sirpuhe Philibosian. They launched the NBC affiliate in 1968 and sold it to Journal Communications of Milwaukee in 1999.

Founding sponsor of the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California, where he passed away from natural causes at age 90.

Founder and owner of KMIR-TV.

Helped create the McCallum Theatre located at 73000 Fred Waring Dr, Palm Desert, CA 92260 and several educational centers.

Born in Massachusetts and moved to Los Angeles as a teenager, graduating from Lincoln High School. Married three times and had one son, Christopher Conte.

Was a former radio announcer on such programs as "Screen Guild Theatre" and "Maxwell House Coffee Time."

Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Actors Branch).

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6119 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

Announcer for CBS Radio's "Silver Theater" (1937-1942).

Dark, good-looking vocalist and general purpose actor of films and TV who got his start singing and acting on radio ("Burns and Allen") and later moved to Broadway ("Allegro"). Best film role was as Drunky in The Man with the Golden Arm (1955).