Frank Gallop

Frank Gallop (born June, 20 1900, New York City, New York, USA, died May 5, 1988 in New York City of natural causes) was an American radio and television personality.

Radio

Frank began in Boston, Massachusetts radio, and moved to New York radio with his friend Ed Herlihy. [Ansbro, George] Gallop had a well-established career as a radio announcer for CBS and NBC, having been heard on soap operas such as "Amanda of Honeymoon Hill", "Hilltop House", "When A Girl Marries", and "Stella Dallas", as well as the "Columbia Workshop" and New York Philharmonic broadcasts. He was the announcer in "The Milton Berle Show" on radio where also was a comic foil for Milton Berle.

Television

He was the announcer for Perry Como's 1950s-era television shows. [Joel Whitburn, "The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits". 7th edn, 2000]

inger

In 1966, he released a single on Kapp Records called "The Ballad of Irving", which was a parody of Lorne Greene's song "Ringo". The tune hit #2 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart and #34 on the Billboard Hot 100. [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:abftxqygldje~T5 Chart Positions] , Allmusic.com] This was followed by the "Son of Irving" in 1966.

Narrator

He also narrated the first "Casper the Friendly Ghost" cartoon in 1945.

References

Bibliography

*Ansbro, George - I Have a Lady in the Balcony: Memoirs of a Broadcaster in Radio and Television. Contributor Leonard Maltin. Published by McFarland, 2000, ISBN: 0786404256, 9780786404254

Discography

*"Ballad of Irving" - Kapp Records 45 rpm single, 1966
*When You're In Love, The Whole World Is Jewish, Kapp Records LP KRL-4506, 1966; Rhino Records CD/CS 71084, 1993 "Ballad of Irving/You Don't Have To Be Jewish"
*Dr. Demento's Delites (Warner Brothers) and Dr. Demento's 20th Anniversary Collection, Rhino Records CD/CS 70743, 1991 "Ballad of Irving"
*Would You Believe--Frank Gallop Sings?, Musicor Records LP, MM-2110 (mono), c1966. "Son of Irving"
*Musicor 45 rpm single MU 1191, c1966 "Son of Irving"

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0303128/ Frank Gallop at the Internet Movie Database]
* [http://www.tv.com/frank-gallop/person/286108/summary.html Frank Gallop at TV.com]