Les Crane
(1933-2008)
American talk-show host
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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.
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Leslie Stein 3 December 1933 Long Beach, New York USA
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| Died |
13 July 2008 (aged 74) Greenbrae, California, USA
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| Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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Caprice Alexandra Crane 1st child with Tina Louise Female b. 1 Nov 1970 · Age: 54 · 1970- · American writer
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