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Walter O'Keefe

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Walter O'Keefe
  • Date of Birth:
    August 18, 1900
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Leo
  • Place of Birth:
    Hartford, Connecticut, USA
  • Place of Death:
    Torrance, California, USA
  • Date of Death:
    June 26, 1983
  • Cause of Death:
    Congestive heart failure
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    American
  • Education:

    Sacred Heart in Wimbledon, London

    University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana

Family

Walter O'Keefe
  • Spouse:
    Roberta Robinson

Career

Walter O'Keefe

Trivia

Walter O'Keefe
  • He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of radio.
  • He introduced the very popular song "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze" in 1934, and it became permanently associated with him.
  • O'Keefe was also a songwriter responsible for the musical scores of several Hollywood films.
  • He was the host for the first Emmy Awards ceremony, held on January 25, 1949 at the Hollywood Athletic Club.
  • O'Keefe also worked in television, presiding over talk shows and quiz shows for the CBS network.
  • He became the long-time master of ceremonies of the NBC show Double or Nothing and was a regular on that network's Monitor series.
  • By 1937, he wrote a syndicated humor column and filled-in for such radio personalities as Walter Winchell, Edgar Bergen, Don McNeill and Garry Moore.
  • O'Keefe began as a vaudeville performer in the midwest for several years. In 1925, he went to New York and became a Broadway performer.
  • Was an American songwriter, actor, syndicated columnist, Broadway composer, radio legend, screenwriter, musical arranger and TV host.

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