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Dave Garroway(1913-1982)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Dave Garroway in Today (1952)
Dave Garroway was born on 13 July 1913 in Schenectady, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for I Surrender Dear (1948), The World Through the Eyes of Children (1975) and It Happened to Jane (1959). He was married to Sarah Lee Lippincott, Pamela Wilde and Adele Marie Dwyer. He died on 21 July 1982 in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA.
BornJuly 13, 1913
DiedJuly 21, 1982(69)
BornJuly 13, 1913
DiedJuly 21, 1982(69)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Jack Eigen, Dave Garroway, Gloria Jean, Peter Potter, and David Street in I Surrender Dear (1948)
I Surrender Dear
5.8
  • Disc Jockey
  • 1948
The World Through the Eyes of Children
  • Reginald
  • 1975
Doris Day, Jack Lemmon, and Ernie Kovacs in It Happened to Jane (1959)
It Happened to Jane
6.6
  • Dave Garroway - Host 'The Left Hand'
  • 1959
Babes in Toyland (1954)
Babes in Toyland
7.1
TV Special
  • Self - Santa Claus
  • 1954

Credits

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Actor

  • Jack Frost (1979)
    Jack Frost
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Groundhog Day Television Reporter (voice)
    • 1979
  • The World Through the Eyes of Children
    • Reginald
    • 1975
  • Pete Duel and Ben Murphy in Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
    Alias Smith and Jones
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Moroni Stevens
    • Judge
    • 1972
  • The CBS Newcomers
    TV Series
    • 1971
  • Doris Day, Jack Lemmon, and Ernie Kovacs in It Happened to Jane (1959)
    It Happened to Jane
    6.6
    • Dave Garroway - Host 'The Left Hand'
    • 1959
  • Babes in Toyland (1955)
    Babes in Toyland
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Santa Claus
    • 1955
  • Jack Eigen, Dave Garroway, Gloria Jean, Peter Potter, and David Street in I Surrender Dear (1948)
    I Surrender Dear
    5.8
    • Disc Jockey
    • 1948

Writer

  • Almost Quitting Time
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1949–1950

Producer

  • Almost Quitting Time
    TV Series
    • co-producer
    • 1949–1950

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 13, 1913
    • Schenectady, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 21, 1982
    • Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA(suicide by gunshot)
  • Spouses
      Sarah Lee LippincottMarch 1, 1980 - July 21, 1982 (his death)
  • Other works
    He was one of the original hosts of the NBC Radio weekend program "Monitor" when it began on June 12, 1955. He hosted the program on Sunday nights until 1961.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 5 Articles
    • 4 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Appeared, with all the other surviving "Today Show" hosts, in a week-long 30th-anniversary salute to the program in January 1982.

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