Phillips Lord

Phillips Haynes Lord (July 13, 1902 - October 19, 1975) was an American radio program writer, creator, and narrator as well as a motion picture actor.

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July 13 - 1902 - October 19 - 1975 - American - Radio - Writer - Motion picture - Actor

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Phillips Lord was born in the small town of Hartford, Vermont, the son of a Protestant clergyman. He was still an infant when his family moved to Meriden, Connecticut where his father accepted the pastorship of a local church. As a boy, Lord spent his summers with relatives in Maine and after completing high school he studied at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts before going to Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. A born entrepreneur, while still in college he established a myriad of businesses including a book-selling operation, a shoe repair service, and a taxi cab company. After graduation, the twenty-two-year-old was hired as to be the Principal at the high school in the small town of Plainville, Connecticut, reportedly the youngest person in the United States to ever hold such a position. He soon grew bored with the job and headed to the big city of New York where after a series of jobs in publishing, he began writing scripts for radio.

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Hartford, Vermont - Protestant - Clergyman - Meriden, Connecticut - Maine - Phillips Academy - Andover, Massachusetts - Bowdoin College - Brunswick, Maine - Taxi cab - Plainville, Connecticut - New York

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