Mike Douglas Documentary - Hollywood Walk of Fame
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- Опубліковано 12 січ 2022
- Michael Delaney Dowd Jr. , known as Mike Douglas, was an American "Big Band" era singer, entertainer, television talk show host of The Mike Douglas Show, and actor.
Early life
Dowd was born in Chicago, Illinois. He left high school after his second year. After that, he began singing as a choirboy.
Early career
By his teens Dowd was working as a singer at nightclubs and on a Lake Michigan dinner cruise ship. He was a "staff singer" at the Oklahoma City radio station WKY. After serving in the United States Navy in World War II on a munitions ship, he resumed his performing career as a staff singer for WMAQ-TV in Chicago. He moved to Los Angeles, California. He was on the Ginny Simms radio show. After that, Douglas joined the big band of Kay Kyser as a singer.
Thank you!
I distinctly remember this show, but who is doing this narration--it's too robotic for my taste.