George Watt Fenneman (November 10, 1919 - May 29, 1997) was a radio and television announcer. He was born in Peking, China and grew up in San Francisco, California. He graduated from San Francisco State College in 1942 and worked as a radio correspondent during World War II. November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Beijing (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: Běijīng; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Peking), is the capital city of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The downtown San Francisco skyline, looking east from the central part of the city. ... San Francisco State University is a branch of the California State University system. ... This article is about the year. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air, August 9, 1945 after the Allied atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ...

His career began as a radio announcer for commercials.

His most famous role was that as the announcer on the Groucho Marx quiz show, You Bet Your Life. The show in began in 1947 on radio and Fenneman joined the program when it moved to the television medium in 1950. He was the perfect straight man for the zany antics and quips of Marx. Fenneman was actually selected because of his intelligence and ability to calculate the score of the contestants. He remained friends with Marx after the show ended in 1961 until the comedian died in 1977. Groucho Marx poses for an NBC promotional photograph Julius Henry Marx, known as Groucho Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977), was an American comedian, working both with his siblings, the Marx Brothers, and on his own. ... You Bet Your Life was an American radio and television quiz show. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...

Fenneman did some of the announcing on Dragnet, sharing the work with the producer, his friend Jack Webb. He also appeared in the original version of the film The Thing. Dragnet was a popular, influential and long-running radio and television police procedural about the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles, California police detective, Joe Friday, and his partners. ... Jack Webb John Randolph Jack Webb (April 2, 1920 – December 23, 1982) was an American actor, television producer director, and writer who is most famous for his role as Detective Joe Friday in the television series Dragnet. ... The Thing DVD. Cover art by Drew Struzan The Thing is a 1982 science fiction film directed by John Carpenter. ...

In 1963 he was host to a television program, Your Funny, Funny Films. Fenneman also had roles in a number of other other films and televion shows. 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

He was married and had three children.

He died in Los Angeles, California. The Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ...