Martin Gabel

Stage Actor

Birthday June 19, 1912

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Pennsylvania

DEATH DATE May 2, 1986 (73)

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About

Broadway actor who received a 1961 Tony Award for his supporting role in Big Fish, Little Fish. He also famously narrated a 1945 CBS Radio program that celebrated the Allied victory in World War II.

Before Fame

He appeared in the Broadway productions of The Rivalry and Baker Street.

Trivia

He joined Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre, appearing in a 1937 production of Julius Caesar.

Family Life

His wife, Arlene Francis, hosted a daily interview show that aired for over twenty years on New York's WOR station.

Associated With

He was a frequent guest and his wife a regular panelist on "What's My Line?," a television show hosted by Larry Blyden.