Arthur Godfrey

Arthur Godfrey was an active entertainer for most of his life -- he spent at least half a century performing in radio, television, and movies, singing and playing ukulele and guitar, and stepping up to microphones to give voice to his latest promotional scheme. Whether it was new talent he was promoting or a brand of tea, he did it with oodles of sincerity, convincing most of America that he was a person who could be trusted. His importance is considered paramount to the television medium, an innovative new technology during the most energetic period of Godfrey's career that n...