1. Patrick Joseph McGeehan was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on March 4,1907.
10 Facts About Patrick McGeehan
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Patrick McGeehan played Ben Calvert on the NBC radio soap, Aunt Mary.
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Patrick McGeehan was the narrator for Ceiling Unlimited on CBS.
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Patrick McGeehan played Detective Bill Lance on The Adventures of Bill Lance on CBS.
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Patrick McGeehan was a comic foil for Red Skelton and the announcer for The Red Skelton Show on NBC.
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For many years, McGeehan was one of a series of announcers who were the brunt of some of Skelton's best known-lines.
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Patrick McGeehan was an actor on The Adventures of Maisie on the Mutual Radio Network, Stars over Hollywood on CBS, The Jack Benny Program and Fibber McGee and Molly.
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At his peak, Patrick McGeehan did more than 40 shows a week.
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Patrick McGeehan was the voice of The Hour of St Francis, a Catholic radio show, where he gained worldwide recognition for his recitation of the peace prayer of St Francis.
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Patrick McGeehan died at St Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage on January 3,1988.