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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...
Les Crane was a radio and TV talk-show host, actor and producer, known for his confrontational style and his Grammy-winning recording of "Desiderata". He was born in 1933 in New York, married Tina Louise and Ginger Crane, and died in 2008 in California.
- December 3, 1933
- July 13, 2008
Les Crane (1933-2008) was an American actor, producer and radio talk-show host. He was known for his confrontational style and his roles in Love Serenade, An American Dream and I Love a Mystery.
- Actor, Producer, Soundtrack
- December 3, 1933
- Les Crane
- July 13, 2008
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
Jul 15, 2008 · Les Crane, who challenged Johnny Carson with his reading of "Desiderata" and hosted San Francisco's KGO and ABC's Nightlife, passed away of natural causes in 2008. He also founded the American Top 40 and the Mamas and the Papas, and was a software entrepreneur and activist.
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.
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