Kelvin Kirkwood Keech was an American actor, producer and old-time radio announcer.
12 Facts About Kelvin Keech
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Kelvin Keech was known for remaking and redistributing the banjolele with his brother Alvin Kelvin Keech in 1917.
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Kelvin Kirkwood Keech was born on June 28,1895, in Honolulu, Republic of Hawaii to parents Alvin Welty Keech and Isabella Keech.
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Kelvin Keech had an elder brother Alvin Danglada Keech who was an expert banjo player.
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In 1915, the Kelvin Keech brothers founded The Kelvin Keech Studios which was located at 435 Powell Street in San Francisco, California.
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Keech served in the United States Army Signal Corps during World War I Keech was a radio engineer in France.
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Kelvin Keech was a performer on various programs of the station.
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Kelvin Keech performed on 2LO for several years before he moved back to the United States in 1928.
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Kelvin Keech was most noted for announcing The Eveready Hour, Bill and Betty, Popeye the Sailor and Terry and the Pirates all on NBC during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.
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Marie was born in Russia in 1896 and did not understand a word of English and at the same time Kelvin Keech did not know a word of Russian.
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Kelvin Keech died on May 22,1977, in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York at the age of 81.
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Kelvin Keech is buried with his wife in Roslyn Cemetery in Roslyn, New York.