Born August 10, 1893· Attleboro, Massachusetts, U.S.
† Died January 11, 1968
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Born in Attleboro, Massachusetts, Howard Irving Smith began as a concert singer, but World War I service in the 77th Infantry Division ended his opera ambitions. On Enrico Caruso’s advice he turned to vaudeville, teaming with Harry Meeker and later performing with comedians such as Frank Fay and Sophie Tucker. By the late 1920s he moved to radio, earning a modest fee on The Collier Hour and later…
