John Conte (September , â€" September , ) was a stage, film and TV
actor, and television station owner.Conte was born in Palmer,
Massachusetts. His mother was Italian and his father was
French-Italian. The family moved to Los Angeles, California when John
was .While a student at Lincoln High School in Los Angeles, Conte
focused on classes in drama and, for three years, was the school's top
entrant in Shakespearian competition. After graduating, he joined the
Pasadena Playhouse and "took every role offered to him â€" juvenile,
leading man, character." He later got jobs as a radio actor and
singer.Conte entered broadcasting with a job at KFAC in Los Angeles.
Two years later, he had become a network announcer. One of his first
regular roles was on The Grape Nuts Program (-) with George Burns and
Gracie Allen. Conte was host for Screen Test: and master of ceremonies
for the Maxwell House program that featured Fanny Brice and Frank
Morgan. He was the announcer for Silver Theater, It Happened in
Hollywood,: and The Screen Guild Show.:
actor, and television station owner.Conte was born in Palmer,
Massachusetts. His mother was Italian and his father was
French-Italian. The family moved to Los Angeles, California when John
was .While a student at Lincoln High School in Los Angeles, Conte
focused on classes in drama and, for three years, was the school's top
entrant in Shakespearian competition. After graduating, he joined the
Pasadena Playhouse and "took every role offered to him â€" juvenile,
leading man, character." He later got jobs as a radio actor and
singer.Conte entered broadcasting with a job at KFAC in Los Angeles.
Two years later, he had become a network announcer. One of his first
regular roles was on The Grape Nuts Program (-) with George Burns and
Gracie Allen. Conte was host for Screen Test: and master of ceremonies
for the Maxwell House program that featured Fanny Brice and Frank
Morgan. He was the announcer for Silver Theater, It Happened in
Hollywood,: and The Screen Guild Show.:
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