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Ralph Edwards

Acting · Born June 13, 1913

Ralph Edwards was born near Merino, Colorado, in 1913, moving with his family to Oakland, California, when he was 12. He worked his way through college at radio stations in Oakland and San Francisco, graduating from the University of California at Berkeley in 1935 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in drama. Edwards moved to New York in 1936 and became one of radio's busiest announcers, doing as many as 45 network shows a week. In 1940, in response to this hectic pace, Edwards created, produced and hosted the landmark audience participation show "Truth or Consequences".

Movies with Ralph Edwards

• Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021) — Self (archive footage)
• Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007) — Self (archive)
• Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937) — Radio Man (uncredited)
• Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004) — Self
• The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers (1962) — Self
• Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991) — Self - Host of 'This Is Your Life' (archive footage)
• Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess (2012)
• The Bamboo Blonde (1946) — Eddie Clark
• Mansfield 66/67 (2017)
• He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce (2008) — Self (archive footage)
• Radio Stars on Parade (1945) — Ralph Edwards
• Beat the Band (1947) — Eddie Martin

TV shows with Ralph Edwards

• This Is Your Life (1952) — Self - Host