- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWalter Lanier Barber
- Nickname
- The Voice of the Dodgers
- Red Barber was born on February 17, 1908 in Columbus, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Bundle from Brazil (1948), Try and Catch Me (1947) and Lux Video Theatre (1950). He was married to Lylah Scarborough. He died on October 22, 1992 in Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
- SpouseLylah Scarborough(March 28, 1931 - October 22, 1992) (his death)
- 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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