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Voiceover artist Hal Douglas was born Harold Cone on September 1, 1924, in Stamford, Connecticut.

Hal was the son of Samuel and Miriam Levenson Cone.

Hal and his brother Edwin were primarily raised by their grandparents Sarah and Tevya Levenson after their mother died when Hal was only nine.

Hal trained as a pilot and served three years in the Navy during World War II. He wrote fiction in his spare time and upon finishing his tour of duty enrolled on the G.I. Bill at the University of Miami, where he studied acting.

After moving to New York, he changed his last name to Douglas and began supplementing his slight income from acting gigs with voiceover and announcer work on both radio and television.

Hal soon became one of the most sought-after (and instantly recognizable) vocal talents for commercials and lead-ins for TV shows.

Douglas worked steadily out of New York and not only continued to lend his distinctive gravelly baritone to television but also narrated the occasional documentary and countless film trailers in various genres.

In Loving Memory to Hal Douglas IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0235069/

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