# Les Crane

> Les Crane was an American radio announcer, television host, and actor. A pioneer in interactive broadcasting, he is also known for his 1971 spoken-word recording of the poem Desiderata; he won a "Best Spoken Word" Grammy for it the following year. Crane was the first network television personality to compete head-on with host Johnny Carson after Carson became a fixture of late-night television.

*Radio announcer and television talk show host (1933-2008)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Actor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Actors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1933-12-03
- **Died:** 2008-07-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 50.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 7.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0186386/ (@nm0186386)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/550499)
- [ليه كرين](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87_%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [ليه كرين](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87_%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [لێس کرین](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8E%D8%B3_%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86)
- [Les Crane](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Crane)
- [Les Crane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Crane)
- [Les Crane](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Crane)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c2251cf1-993b-4993-8d30-5dd883ee8fdd)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1750692)
- [Les Crane](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1221382)

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