Foster Brooks

Foster Brooks was an American actor and comedian most famous for his portrayal of a lovable drunken man in nightclub performances and television programs.

Foster Brooks was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 11, 1912. He had seven brothers. His career started in radio, notably with Marshall Krieger at station WHAS in Louisville. He was a staff announcer, and his deep baritone voice was also wellsuited for singing. Brooks gained fame for his reporting of the Ohio River flood of 1937, where he was featured on emergency broadcasts by WHAS and also WSM from Nashville, Tennessee. In 1952, Brooks appeared on local TV in a shortlived spoof of Gene Autry and his Singing Cowboys.

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