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Les Crane

Radio announcer and television talk show host (1933–2008)

Les Crane

Crane on the set of his television talk show, 1964

Born

Lesley Gary Stein


(1933-12-03)December 3, 1933

New York City, U.S.

DiedJuly 13, 2008(2008-07-13) (aged 74)

Greenbrae, California, U.S.

Alma materTulane University
Known forTalk-show host
SpousesFive marriages, including:
  • Tina Louise

    (m. 1966; div. 1971)​
  • Ginger Crane

    (m. 1988)​
ChildrenCaprice Crane

Les Crane (born Lesley Stein; December 3, 1933 – July 13, 2008) was a radio announcer and television talk show host, a pioneer in interactive broadcasting who also scored a spoken word hit with his 1971 recording of the poem Desiderata, winning a "Best Spoken Word" Grammy. He was the first network television personality to compete with Johnny Carson after Carson became a fi Les crane!