Donald Gordon Morrow (January 29, 1927 – October 27, 2020) was an American announcer, television presenter, and voiceover artist.Stephen Heyman

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'', April 10, 2009. Morrow was the announcer for the 1950s game show ''

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''. In the 1960s, Morrow voiced the trailers for the first four movies made by

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. He was the host of the ABC-TV game show ''

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'', which aired from 1961 to 1963. From the 1950s through the 1980s, Morrow either appeared on camera as a commercial spokesperson or provided voiceovers for numerous brands, from

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cigarettes to

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vehicles. In 1988, Morrow replaced announcer

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on NBC's ''

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'', and remained there until it ended in 1989, when he started announcing '' Now You See It''. He was also the announcer of The Challengers in 1990. In the 1990s, Morrow landed a job with film director

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voicing commercials for the movie ''

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'' (1997). Morrow died in October 2020 at the age of 93.

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1927 births 2020 deaths American male voice actors American television news anchors Game show announcers People from Farmington, Connecticut Southern Methodist University alumni Syracuse University alumni {{US-voice-actor-1920s-stub