Game Show Announcer Lee Vines 1919-2011 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 07-11-2011, 10:30 PM

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Lee Vines, 92, a veteran television announcer for "What's My Line?" and other game shows, died Saturday at a North Hollywood convalescent hospital of complications from a fall and pneumonia, said his wife, Catherine.

Besides appearing on "What's My Line?" in the 1950s, he also was the announcer for "Hallmark Hall of Fame," "The Name's the Same," "Password All-Stars" and other TV programs. He had occasional acting roles on TV including on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."

Born in Brantford, Canada, on April 11, 1919, Vines enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1943. He served in Europe during World War II, his family said.

TV Knowledge Fan · 07-11-2011, 11:49 PM

...was also a staff announcer for CBS from the '50s through the early '90s (sometimes, his was the voice that delivered a live network I.D. at the
end of a program- "This is CBS"). Examples of some of his '80s announcing chores are posted on YouTube.

catlover79 · 07-12-2011, 12:58 AM

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TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	Lee.... ...was also a staff announcer for CBS from the '50s through the early '90s (sometimes, his was the voice that delivered a live network I.D. at the end of a program- "This is CBS"). Examples of some of his '80s announcing chores are posted on YouTube.

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