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Arthur Pryor Jr.

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Arthur Pryor Jr.

Birth
Death
25 Mar 1954 (aged 56–57)
New York, USA
Burial
West Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
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Pryor was a radio pioneer, joining BBD&O in 1927 to head the first self-contained radio department within an agency where broadcasts were written, cast, rehearsed and produced. He was named VP in 1934.

He helped in handling the radio debuts of several opera performers - Giovanni Martinelli, Lawrence Tibbitt, Rosa Ponselle and John Charles Thomas. He also gave Nelson Eddy, Dinah Shore, Kate Smith and Benny Goodman their first radio jobs.

Contributor: TLS - [email protected]
Pryor was a radio pioneer, joining BBD&O in 1927 to head the first self-contained radio department within an agency where broadcasts were written, cast, rehearsed and produced. He was named VP in 1934.

He helped in handling the radio debuts of several opera performers - Giovanni Martinelli, Lawrence Tibbitt, Rosa Ponselle and John Charles Thomas. He also gave Nelson Eddy, Dinah Shore, Kate Smith and Benny Goodman their first radio jobs.

Contributor: TLS - [email protected]


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  • Created by: Ruth Ryan
  • Added: Jul 14, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93607277/arthur-pryor: accessed ), memorial page for Arthur Pryor Jr. (1897–25 Mar 1954), Find a Grave Memorial ID 93607277, citing Glenwood Cemetery, West Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Ruth Ryan (contributor 46967971).