Les Crane, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Les Crane

radio announcer and television talk show host

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1933

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 13-Jul-2008

Profession: actor, disc jockey, military officer, television presenter, aircraft pilot, radio personality

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Les Crane (born Lesley Stein; December 3, 1933 – July 13, 2008) was a radio announcer and television talk show host, a pioneer in interactive broadcasting who also scored a spoken word hit with his 1971 recording of the poem Desiderata, winning a "Best Spoken Word" Grammy.
He was the first network television personality to compete with Johnny Carson after Carson became a fixture of late-night television.