1. Melville Ruick's father was a US district attorney in Idaho, and Ruick studied law at the University of California.
11 Facts About Melville Ruick
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Melville Ruick won his wings in the Air Service, Signal Corps, two weeks before the end of the war.
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Melville Ruick was the United States' youngest flier in the war at age 17 and became a lieutenant at age 18.
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Melville Ruick worked five years as master of ceremonies for the Fanchon and Marco shows.
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An offer came from CBS to work as a local radio announcer while Melville Ruick was leading a dance band in Los Angeles.
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Melville Ruick later won an audition for the spot of announcer on the CBS radio show Lux Radio Theater, staying with the show for six years.
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Melville Ruick starred as Chief John Randolph on the NBC adventure series The Door with No Name and as Dr Barton Crane on the dramatic series City Hospital on ABC-TV and CBS radio.
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Melville Ruick guest-starred in a number of popular 1960s shows, including The Fugitive, The Wild Wild West and The Invaders.
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Melville Ruick was married to actresses Lurene Tuttle and Claire Niesen.
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Melville Ruick was the father-in-law of composer-conductor John Williams and the maternal grandfather of Joseph Williams.
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Melville Ruick died in Los Angeles on December 24,1972, aged 74.