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Don Wilson

Cast, Host, Announcer, Director

Don Wilson

Born September 1, 1900. (Wikidata)

820 episodes in 15 shows · 1934–1957

Don Wilson started in radio as a singer on Denver's KFEL before announcing at Los Angeles stations. He joined Jack Benny's program in 1934, reading the openings and sponsor commercials while also serving as a comic foil for Benny and the rest of the cast. He announced for Bing Crosby, Fanny Brice's Baby Snooks, and others too, and stayed with Benny on television from 1950 until 1965.

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The Jack Benny Program557 · Cast

1934 20

1935 2

1936 29

1937 34

1938 37

1939 38

1940 37

1941 35

1942 34

1943 34

1944 32

1945 31

1946 31

1947 24

1948 39

1949 25

1950 26

1951 24

1952 11

1953 14

Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police178 · Director

1937 178

Fibber McGee and Molly23 · Cast, Announcer
Mail Call16 · Announcer
Command Performance14 · Cast, Announcer
Lux Radio Theatre8 · Host, Announcer
Hollywood Spotlight7 · Cast
The Eddie Cantor Show6 · Cast
Moonlight Serenade3 · Announcer
Lum and Abner2 · Cast
The Baby Snooks Show2 · Announcer
Behind the Mike1 · Cast
Recollections at Thirty1 · Cast
The Aldrich Family1 · Announcer
The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show1 · Announcer

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