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| Born | Donald Gordon Morrow January 29, 1927 Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | October 27, 2020 (aged 93) Danbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Announcer, actor, voiceover artist |
| Years active | 1949–2020 |
Donald Gordon Morrow (January 29, 1927 – October 27, 2020) was an American announcer, television presenter, and voiceover artist. [1]
Morrow was the announcer for the 1950s game show On Your Way . In the 1960s, Morrow voiced the trailers for the first four movies made by Sergio Leone. He was the host of the ABC-TV game show Camouflage , 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 Sinclair Oil to True cigarettes to Ford vehicles.
In 1988, Morrow replaced announcer Jay Stewart on NBC's Sale of the Century , 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 James Cameron voicing commercials for the movie Titanic (1997). [1] Morrow died in October 2020 at the age of 93. [2]
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