Television and Radio Personality. Grauer was born on June 2, 1908, in Staten Island, New York. He began his career first appearing in such films as, "The Mad Woman" (1919), "His Woman" (1919), "The Idol Dancer" (1920), "Annabel Lee" (1921), and "My Friend The Devil" (1922), before entering into television and radio. Grauer went on to host and narrate many films, documentaries, television, and radio programs. They include, "Gaslight Follies" (1945), as narrator, "Screen Snapshots No. 6" (1947), as himself, "Fight Of The Stallions" (1947), as narrator, "Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Volume 1-Music of Wagner" (1948), as announcer, "Americana" (1947-1949), as host, "Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Volume 5-Aida" (1949), as announcer, "Say It With Acting" (1949), as host, "Kay Kyser's Kollege Of Musical Knowledge" (1949), as himself, "Kon-Tiki" (1950), as announcer, "What Happened?" (1952), as moderator, "The Big Story" (1955-1957), as narrator, "The March Of Medicine" (1958), as narrator, "Tactic" (1959), as host, and as the host of the radio program, "Sleep No More" on NBC from 1956 to 1957. Grauer also appeared on the television program, "Goodyear Television Playhouse" in the episodes, "October Story" on October 14, 1951, and "I Was Stalin's Prisoner" on December 23, 1951. A June 1, 1977, obituary in The New York Times notes that he died the day before his 69th birthday and gives his full name as Benjamin Franklin Grauer. The Times also reports that after retiring from NBC in 1973 he hosted a Voice of America radio program, "New York, New York with Ben Grauer."
Television and Radio Personality. Grauer was born on June 2, 1908, in Staten Island, New York. He began his career first appearing in such films as, "The Mad Woman" (1919), "His Woman" (1919), "The Idol Dancer" (1920), "Annabel Lee" (1921), and "My Friend The Devil" (1922), before entering into television and radio. Grauer went on to host and narrate many films, documentaries, television, and radio programs. They include, "Gaslight Follies" (1945), as narrator, "Screen Snapshots No. 6" (1947), as himself, "Fight Of The Stallions" (1947), as narrator, "Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Volume 1-Music of Wagner" (1948), as announcer, "Americana" (1947-1949), as host, "Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Volume 5-Aida" (1949), as announcer, "Say It With Acting" (1949), as host, "Kay Kyser's Kollege Of Musical Knowledge" (1949), as himself, "Kon-Tiki" (1950), as announcer, "What Happened?" (1952), as moderator, "The Big Story" (1955-1957), as narrator, "The March Of Medicine" (1958), as narrator, "Tactic" (1959), as host, and as the host of the radio program, "Sleep No More" on NBC from 1956 to 1957. Grauer also appeared on the television program, "Goodyear Television Playhouse" in the episodes, "October Story" on October 14, 1951, and "I Was Stalin's Prisoner" on December 23, 1951. A June 1, 1977, obituary in The New York Times notes that he died the day before his 69th birthday and gives his full name as Benjamin Franklin Grauer. The Times also reports that after retiring from NBC in 1973 he hosted a Voice of America radio program, "New York, New York with Ben Grauer."
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