Phillips Haynes Lord (July 13, 1902 â€" October 19, 1975) was an
American radio program writer, creator, producer and narrator as well
as a motion picture actor, best known for the Gang Busters radio
program that was broadcast from 1935 to 1957.Lord was born in the
small town of Hartford, Vermont, the son of a Protestant clergyman. He
was still an infant when his family moved to Meriden, Connecticut,
where his father accepted the pastorship of a local church. As a boy,
Lord spent his summers with relatives in Maine, and after completing
high school he studied at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts,
before going to Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. While still in
college he established myriad businesses, including a book-selling
operation, a shoe repair service, and a taxi cab company.After
graduation, the 22-year-old was hired as the principal at the high
school in the small town of Plainville, Connecticut, reportedly the
youngest person in the United States to ever hold such a position. He
soon grew bored with the job and headed to New York City, where, after
a series of jobs in publishing, he began writing scripts for radio.
American radio program writer, creator, producer and narrator as well
as a motion picture actor, best known for the Gang Busters radio
program that was broadcast from 1935 to 1957.Lord was born in the
small town of Hartford, Vermont, the son of a Protestant clergyman. He
was still an infant when his family moved to Meriden, Connecticut,
where his father accepted the pastorship of a local church. As a boy,
Lord spent his summers with relatives in Maine, and after completing
high school he studied at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts,
before going to Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. While still in
college he established myriad businesses, including a book-selling
operation, a shoe repair service, and a taxi cab company.After
graduation, the 22-year-old was hired as the principal at the high
school in the small town of Plainville, Connecticut, reportedly the
youngest person in the United States to ever hold such a position. He
soon grew bored with the job and headed to New York City, where, after
a series of jobs in publishing, he began writing scripts for radio.
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