William Conrad (1920–1994) was one of the most prolific and recognizable voices of the golden age of radio drama on such programs as The Whistler, Escape, Suspense, Favorite Story, Lux Radio Theater, and many others, but it was his performance as Marshal Matt Dillon on the radio version of Gunsmoke that made him a radio institution. In addition to his radio work he often appeared in films and made his mark, often as a heavy, in such classic film noirs as The Killers, Body and Soul, Sorry, Wrong Number, One-Way Street, Tension, and Cry Danger. Not many people know that Conrad took a sabbatical from acting during much of the 1960’s and was a producer and director at Warner Brothers creating such films as Two on a Guillotine, My Blood Runs Cold, Brainstorm, An American Dream, The Cool Ones, and Countdown. Conrad is probably best remembered today for his iconic TV roles in Cannon and Jake and the Fatman.
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Author and film historian Charles Tranberg has published numerous books including I Love the Illusion: The Life and Career of Agnes Moorehead (2005), Not So Dumb: The Life and Career of Marie Wilson (2006), Fred MacMurray: A Biography (2007), The Thin Man Films: Murder Over Cocktails (2008), Robert Taylor: A Biography (2010), Walt Disney & Recollections of the Disney Studios: 1955–1980 (2012), and Fredric March: A Consummate Actor (2013) in addition to William Conrad: A Life & Career.
Nat Segaloff covered the motion picture business for the Boston Herald, CBS Radio, and Group W. He has also been a studio publicist, college teacher, playwright, and author. In 1996 he formed the multimedia production company Alien Voices® with actors Leonard Nimoy and John de Lancie and produced five bestselling, fully dramatized audio plays.