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Dudley Manlove

Dudley Manlove

American radio announcer and actor (1914–1996)


Dudley Devere Manlove (June 11, 1914 – April 17, 1996) was an American radio announcer and an actor. His credits include the San Francisco–based radio detective show Candy Matson, YUkon 2-8209.

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Early years

In 1921, Manlove was one of a group of juvenile performers sponsored by the Oakland Tribune.[1] Also in 1921, at age 6, he received a contract from the Stewart Motion Picture Company. At that time, he already had more than a year's experience on stage.[2]

Radio

Manlove worked on radio station KLX in Oakland, California, acting on the Eight o'Clock Players and the Faucit Theater of the Air.[3] He also was host of The Musical Clock morning program on KYA in San Francisco.[4]

Manlove's voice was his trademark as a radio announcer and actor.[citation needed]

Film and television

Manlove is known for his roles in the science fiction B movies The Creation of the Humanoids[5] and Plan 9 from Outer Space.[6] Writing for Film Threat, critic Josiah Teal described Manlove's performance in Plan 9 as "over the top,"[7] with critic James Berardinelli writing that the acting in the film was "lacking."[8]

Manlove also had multiple guest-starring roles in the television series Dragnet and Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

Personal life

On September 20, 1940, Manlove and his wife, Ora, married in Reno. She sued him for divorce on February 8, 1945.[9] In 1947, he married singer Patricia Prichard in Santa Clara, California.[10] They divorced in 1954.[11]

Death

On April 17, 1996, Manlove died in San Bernardino, California, of cirrhosis of the liver[12] at the age of 81.[13]

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References

  1. "Tribune Performers To Entertain Lions". Oakland Tribune. California, Oakland. December 23, 1921. p. 20. Retrieved September 14, 2018 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. "Boy of Six Made Filmdom Star". Oakland Tribune. California, Oakland. December 16, 1921. p. 14. Retrieved September 14, 2018 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. Ecksan, K.L (December 1, 1936). "They Tell Me". Oakland Tribune. California, Oakland. p. 82. Retrieved September 14, 2018 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. "KYA Highlights". The San Francisco Examiner. California, San Francisco. July 30, 1936. p. 9. Retrieved September 14, 2018 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. Rickman, Gregg, ed. (2004). The Science Fiction Film Reader. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 159. ISBN 0-879-10994-7.
  6. Teal, Josiah (4 May 2021). "Plan 9 from Outer Space". Film Threat. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  7. Berardinelli, James. "Plan 9 from Outer Space (United States, 1957)". ReelViews. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  8. "Announcer Sued For Divorce by Wife". Oakland Tribune. California, Oakland. February 8, 1945. p. 13. Retrieved September 14, 2018 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. "San Francisco Social Notes". The San Francisco Examiner. California, San Francisco. June 1, 1947. p. Smart Set Section - 4. Retrieved September 15, 2018 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. "Singer Divorces Ex-Child Star". Oakland Tribune. California, Oakland. June 26, 1954. p. 16. Retrieved September 15, 2018 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. Cox, Jim (2007). Radio Speakers: Narrators, News Junkies, Sports Jockeys, Tattletales, Tipsters, Toastmasters and Coffee Klatch Couples Who Verbalized the Jargon of the Aural Ether From the 1920s to the 1980s : A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland & Co. p. 179. ISBN 978-0786427802.

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