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Norman Ernest Brokenshire (June 10, 1898 – May 4, 1965), nicknamed "Sir Silken Speech", was a familiar radio voice in the 1940s, heard as an announcer on such programs as Theatre Guild on the Air. He was the first radio announcer to break from anonymity and use his name on the air.
With skill Mr. Brokenshire traces the history of his long struggle with alcoholism, graphically portraying the tragic deterioration of a notable career.
THE word portrait that Norman Brokenshire has drawn of himself in this book is -- for the most part -- not a pretty one, although it ends happily.
Dec 15, 2020 · Lew White, Organist; Norman Brokenshire (narrator), Bill Coty, Vocalist; Popular Hits: All of Me; I Apologize; Now That You’re Gone*, You Try Somebody Else (We’ll Be Back Together Again)*.
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Norman Brokenshire was born on June 10, 1898 in Murchison, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for Poetic Gem: Boyhood (1935), Poetic Gem: Early in the Mornin' (1935) and Poetic Gem: The Old Prospector Talks (1935). He died on May 4, 1965 in Ronkonkoma, Long Island, New York, USA.
- June 10, 1898
- May 4, 1965
Norman Ernest Brokenshire was an American radio announcer. He was called "the pioneer radio announcer, " he was a dean of American announcers whose highly successful style set standards for those who followed him. Background.
Big, determinedly friendly Norman Brokenshire, who has been on radio almost as long as static, has lost his faith in his trade only once. In 1926, after two years as a staff announcer on New...
