1. Bill Goodwin acted in stage productions on the West Coast before he began working in radio in 1930.
12 Facts About Bill Goodwin
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Bill Goodwin was known for frequently promoting the item sold by the sponsor of the show.
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Bill Goodwin was effective on radio in doing "integrated commercials", the first announcer to do so in which the advertisement was deftly woven into the show's storyline.
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In 1945, Bill Goodwin was the "featured comedian" as a regular on The Frank Sinatra Show and The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show.
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Bill Goodwin was the announcer for the Blondie radio program.
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Bill Goodwin was the host of television shows, including Colgate Theatre and Penny to a Million.
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Not long before his death, Bill Goodwin appeared as Ed Weston in two episodes of the short-lived CBS sitcom, The Eve Arden Show.
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Bill Goodwin acted in several movies, including The Stork Club, The Jolson Story, and Jolson Sings Again.
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Bill Goodwin played the role of Sherman Billingsley in The Stork Club and that of the hotel detective in Hitchcock's Spellbound and appeared with Doris Day in Tea for Two and It's a Great Feeling.
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Bill Goodwin was inducted into the radio portion of the Hollywood Walk of Fame February 8,1960.
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Bill Goodwin was found dead in his car on May 9,1958, at the age of 47 after a heart attack in Palm Springs, California.
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Bill Goodwin is interred at the Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California.