George Fenneman

George Fenneman
Fenneman in Your Funny, Funny Films, 1963
Born
George Watt Fenneman

(1919-11-10)November 10, 1919
Peking, China
DiedMay 29, 1997(1997-05-29) (aged 77)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Game show host, announcer
Years active1942–1993
Spouse
Peggy Clifford
(m. 1943)
Children3

George Watt Fenneman (November 10, 1919 – May 29, 1997) was an American radio and television announcer. Fenneman is best remembered as the show announcer and straight man on Groucho Marx's You Bet Your Life. Marx, said of Fenneman in 1976, "There never was a comedian who was any good unless he had a good straight man, and George was straight on all four sides".[1] Fenneman, born in Peking (Beijing), China, died from respiratory failure in Los Angeles, California, on May 29, 1997, at the age of 77.[2]

  1. ^ Vosburgh, Dick (June 30, 1997). "Obituary: George Fenneman". The Independent.
  2. ^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (June 6, 1997). "George Fenneman, 77, Dies; Courtly Foil for Groucho". The New York Times.