George Fenneman

George Watt Fenneman (November 10, 1919 ? May 29, 1997) was a radio and television announcer. He was born in Peking, China and grew up in San Francisco, California. He graduated from San Francisco State College in 1942 and worked as a radio correspondent during World War II.

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November 10 - 1919 - May 29 - 1997 - Peking - China - San Francisco, California - San Francisco State College - 1942 - World War II

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His career began as a radio announcer for commercials.

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His most famous role was that as the announcer on the Groucho Marx quiz show, You Bet Your Life. The show in began in 1947 on radio and Fenneman joined the program when it moved to the television medium in 1950. He was the perfect straight man for the zany antics and quips of Marx. Fenneman was actually selected because of his intelligence and ability to calculate the score of the contestants. He remained friends with Marx after the show ended in 1961 until the comedian died in 1977.

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Groucho Marx - You Bet Your Life - 1947 - Radio - Television - 1950 - 1961 - 1977

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Fenneman did some of the announcing on Dragnet, sharing the work with the producer, his friend Jack Webb. He also appeared in the original version of the film The Thing.

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Dragnet - Jack Webb - The Thing

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In 1963 he was host to a television program, Your Funny, Funny Films. Fenneman also had roles in a number of other other films and televion shows.

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He was married and had three children.

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He died in Los Angeles, California.

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