Himan Brown

Himan Brown
Two men and a woman in radio studio, one man directing the other two
Brown directing Betty Winkler and Frank Lovejoy in The Right To Live, May 18, 1947
Born(1910-07-21)July 21, 1910
DiedJune 4, 2010(2010-06-04) (aged 99)
New York, New York
NationalityAmerican
Other namesHi Brown
Alma materBrooklyn College
Brooklyn Law School
OccupationRadio producer
Known forProducing for major networks and syndication

Himan Brown (July 21, 1910 – June 4, 2010[1]), also known as Hi Brown, was an American producer of radio and television programs. Over seven decades, Brown produced and directed more than 30,000 radio shows, for all of the major radio networks and syndication. He worked with such actors as Helen Hayes, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Gregory Peck, Frank Sinatra and Orson Welles.[2][3]

A recipient of the American Broadcast Pioneer and Peabody Awards, Brown was inducted in 1990 into the National Radio Hall of Fame.[4]

  1. ^ Himan Brown obituary. The New York Times, June 6, 2010.
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  4. ^ "Himan Brown". National Radio Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.