Vaughn Wilton Monroe (October 7, 1911 – May 21, 1973)
Vaughn Monroe’s version of “Sleepy Lagoon” was listed at the number
3 position on The Billboard Record Buying Guide for May 23, 1942.
Monroe was a licensed pilot and often flew himself to tour dates in his
own Lockheed 12A airplane.
ROSS SIMPSON
Tony Marvin (October 5, 1912 – October 10, 1998)
Tony Marvin was a radio and television announcer. He
became a staff announcer for CBS, and later became
most known as the long-time announcer for Arthur
Godfrey. In 1961 he moved to the Mutual Broadcasting
System where he produced commercials and did live
newscasts.
Tony Marvin live for Chesterfield Cigarettes on The Arthur Godfrey
Show in 1953.
