"Smilin" Jack Smith (music)
- "Smilin" Jack Smith (music)
"Smilin" Jack Smith (16 November 1913, Seattle, Washington - July 3, 2006), born Jack Ward Smith, was a crooner, radio host and actor.
Having been in a singing trio - "The Three Ambassadors" - from age 15, Jack became a solo crooner in 1939, with a voice described as a "strong baritone with a tenor lilt".
Establishing a radio show in 1945, he went on to host such guests as Dinah Shore, Margaret Whiting, John Serry, Sr. and Ginny Simms. Following a guest appearance in the musical film "Make Believe Ballroom" (1949), Jack was offered the second lead in Warner Bros.' "On Moonlight Bay" (1951) opposite Doris Day.
With the television's arrival, radio saw a decline in audiences, and Jack lost his show in 1952. He adapted however, and became the host of "You Asked For It" in 1958, staying with it in various roles until 1991.
Jack Smith died in 2006 in Westlake Village, California of leukemia, aged 92.
External links
* [http://www.classicimages.com/1997/august97/j_smith.html Jack Smith: The Man With the Smile in His Voice]
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* [http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/15004447.htm "San Jose Mercury News", "Jack Smith, host of 'You Asked for It,' dies at 92" July 10 2006]
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