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Les Crane

American TV Presenter

Died when: 72 years 223 days (871 months)
Star Sign: Sagittarius

 

Les 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 fixture of late-night television.


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