Donald Briggs (January 28, 1911 – February 3, 1986) was an American actor, who appeared in over 75 films and television shows between the 1930s and 1970s.
Early life
Briggs was born in
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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and died in
Woodland Hills, California
Woodland Hills is a neighborhood bordering the Santa Monica Mountains in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California.
Geography
Woodland Hills is in the southwestern region of the San Fernando Valley, which is located east of Ca ...
at age 75.
He was a graduate of
Senn High School
Senn High School is a public four-year high school located in the Edgewater neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Senn is operated by the Chicago Public Schools system and was opened on 3 February 1913. The school ...
in Chicago and worked at
KYW radio in 1928.
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Radio
Briggs played the title roles in ''The First Nighter Program
''The First Nighter Program'' was a long-running radio anthology comedy-drama series broadcast from November 27, 1930, to September 27, 1953. The host was Mr. First Nighter (Charles P. Hughes, Macdonald Carey, Bret Morrison, Marvin Miller, Don Br ...
'',[ '']The Sheriff
''The Sheriff'' is a 1918 American short comedy film directed by and starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. The film is considered to be lost. '',[French, Jack & Siegel, David S. (eds.) (2014). ''Radio Rides the Range: A Reference Guide to Western Drama on the Air, 1929-1967''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 44.] ''Perry Mason
Perry Mason is a fictional character, an American criminal defense lawyer who is the main character in works of detective fiction written by Erle Stanley Gardner. Perry Mason features in 82 novels and 4 short stories, all of which involve a cli ...
'',[ ] and ''The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
''The Adventures of Frank Merriwell'' first ran on NBC radio from March 26 to June 22, 1934 as a 15-minute serial airing three times a week at 5:30 pm. Sponsored by Dr. West's Toothpaste, this program starred Donald Briggs as Frank Merriwell. Harl ...
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Family
Briggs was married to actress Audrey Christie
Audrey Christie (June 27, 1912 – December 19, 1989) was an American actress, singer and dancer.
Early life and family
She was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Charles Christie and Florence Ferguson.
She attended a fine arts school in Chicago, ...
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Filmography
Film
Television
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References
External links
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Films available at Internet Archives
The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, ...
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1911 births
1986 deaths
American male film actors
American male television actors
American male radio actors
20th-century American male actors
Male actors from Chicago