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Les Crane (born Lesley Stein; December 3, 1933 – July 13, 2008) was a radio announcer and television talk show host, a pioneer in interactive broadcasting who also scored a spoken word hit with his 1971 recording of the poem Desiderata, winning a "Best Spoken Word" Grammy.
Jul 15, 2008 · Les Crane, a provocative talk-show host who was the first to challenge the primacy of Johnny Carson on late-night television and lose died Sunday in Greenbrae, Calif., north of San Francisco....
Jul 17, 2008 · Talk show host Les Crane of Belvedere, who got his start in San Francisco radio and leaped to national television in the early 1960s, when his late-night show went head-to-head with Johnny...
- Heidi Benson
Former talkshow host and Grammy winner Les Crane, the first to challenge latenight king Johnny Carson, died Sunday of natural causes at Marin County's Marin General Hospital. He was 74.
Mini Bio. Les Crane was born on December 3, 1933 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Love Serenade (1996), An American Dream (1966) and Burke's Law (1963). He was married to Ginger Crane and Tina Louise. He died on July 13, 2008 in Greenbrae, California, USA.
- December 3, 1933
- July 13, 2008
Jul 16, 2008 · Radio host and one-time Johnny Carson talk show rival Les Crane, who found later success as a software developer and publisher, has died at the age of 74. Crane died Sunday of natural causes at...
Jul 16, 2008 · Les Crane, called the “bad boy of late-night television” when he vied for ratings against talk-show king Johnny Carson in the mid-1960s, has died. He was 74. His death of natural causes Sunday...
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