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Red Barber
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Born
February 17
,
1908
·
Columbus, Mississippi, USA
Died
October 22
,
1992
·
Tallahassee, Florida, USA
(undisclosed)
Birth name
Walter Lanier Barber
Nickname
The Voice of the Dodgers
Mini Bio
Red Barber was born on February 17, 1908 in Columbus, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for
Bundle from Brazil (1948)
,
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
and
Try and Catch Me (1947)
. He was married to Lylah Scarborough. He died on October 22, 1992 in Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
Family
Spouse
Lylah Scarborough
(March 28, 1931 - October 22, 1992) (his death)
Trivia
Red Barber was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1995.
First recipient (with Mel Allen)of the Ford C. Frick Award (presented to a broadcaster for major contributions to baseball) in 1978.
He was a baseball announcer for 33 years with the Cincinatti Reds (1934-1938), Brooklyn Dodgers (1939-1953) and New York Yankees (1954-1966).
Inducted into the American Sportscasters Hall of Fame in 1984 (inaugural class, along with
Don Dunphy
,
Ted Husing
,
Graham McNamee
, and
Bill Stern
.
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 3, 1991-1993, pp. 41-42. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2001.
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