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Fred Shields

In Kansas City, Shields owned a theatre group, The Playmakers, and performed in stage plays. He also worked as a newscaster for WDAF radio. In 1929, he announced the plane flight of Germany's Graf Zeppelin over the U.S. In 1930, he came to Hollywood, CA, with Ger, his wife, Karena, and daughter, Evelyn. He was employed as the Station Manager for KTM Los Angeles. In 1939, he was President of the American Federation of Radio Artists. From 1940 to he 1965, he was the announcer on the Alka Seltzer News, KHJ, Hollywood. He also played Mr. Archer on "Meet Corliss Archer" both on CBS radio and television (Meet Corliss Archer (1951)). - IMDb Mini Biography By: Evelyn Linda Shields Wheeler (daughter)


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Born:
May 18, 1904 In Kansas City - Missouri - USA
Movie/TV Credits:
15
First Appeared:
In the movie The New Spirit 1942-01-22
Latest Project:
Movie Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy 2002-12-03
Known For
Poster of Victory Vehicles
Poster of Pedro
Poster of How to Play Baseball
Poster of El Gaucho Goofy
Filmography
Movie Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy Narrator 2002-12-03
Movie Tiger Trouble Narrator 1945-01-06
Movie How to Play Golf Narrator (voice) 1944-03-10
Movie The Three Caballeros (voice) 1944-12-21
Movie Contrary Condor Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 1944-04-21
Movie The Spirit of '43 Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 1943-01-07
Movie Pedro Narrator 1943-02-19
Movie Pluto and the Armadillo Narrator 1943-02-19
Movie Victory Vehicles Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 1943-07-30
Movie Food Will Win the War Narrator 1942-07-20
Movie The New Spirit Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) 1942-01-22
Movie El Gaucho Goofy Narrator 1942-08-24
Movie Saludos Amigos Narrator 1942-08-24
Movie How to Play Baseball Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 1942-09-04
Movie Lake Titicaca Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 1942-08-24