Ben Grauer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ben Grauer

American journalist

Date of Birth: 02-Jun-1908

Place of Birth: Staten Island, New York, United States

Date of Death: 31-May-1977

Profession: journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Benjamin Franklin Grauer (June 2, 1908 – May 31, 1977) was a US radio and TV personality, following a career during the 1920s as a child actor in films and on Broadway.
He began his career as a child in David Warfield's production of The Return of Peter Grimm.
Among his early credits were roles in films directed by D.W.
Griffith. Grauer was born in Staten Island, New York.
After graduating from Townsend Harris High School, he received his B.A.
from the City College of New York in 1930.
Grauer started in radio as an actor but soon became part of the broadcasting staff at the National Broadcasting Company.
He was one of the four narrators, along with Burgess Meredith, of NBC's public affairs series The Big Story, which focused on courageous journalists. In 1954, he married interior designer Melanie Kahane.