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.
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]
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]
^"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.
^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. ISBN978-0786427802.
