Henry (Hank) Sylvern

Henry "Hank" Sylvern (26 March 1908 – 4 July 1964) was born in Brooklyn, NY. Hank was a U.S. radio personality who was also involved in early TV shows some of which are listed below:

:"Suspense", 1949, TV Series, Involvement Unknown:"Tom Corbett, Space Cadet", 1950, TV Series, Wrote Theme Song:"USA Canteen" (aka "The Jane Froman Show"), 1952, TV Series, Was Orchestra Leader and Musical Director:"The Phil Silvers Show" (aka "Sergeant Bilko", "You'll Never Get Rich"), 1955, TV Series, Involvement Unknown:"Dotto", 1958, TV Series, Involvement Unknown

He was also an organist who played music for innumerable radio shows and also wrote the following radio show theme songs:

:"Mark Trail" Theme, "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin", "Space Academy" March, "Strike It Rich" Theme

He recorded a Christmas album named "Christmas in Hi-Fi (Organ and Chimes)" as well as a children's story-telling LP record where he told fairy tales such as Thumbelina, Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, and others.

External links

*http://vaxxine.com/mgdsite/year/1908.htm
*http://mywebpage.netscape.com/bogusotr/instant/taz.html
*http://www.themartianembassy.com/file-17.html
*http://www.classicthemes.com/oldTimeRadioThemes/radioTitleIndex.html
*http://vinylrehab.home.mindspring.com/christmaslps.html
*http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1908/march_26_1908_72125.html
*http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0843198/