Norman Brokenshire

Norman Brokenshire

Norman Ernest Brokenshire (June 10, 1898 – May 4, 1965), nicknamed "Sir Silken Speech", was a familiar radio voice in the 1940s, heard as an announcer on such programs as Theatre Guild on the Air. He was the first radio announcer to break from anonymity and use his name on the air. His autobiography This Is Norman Brokenshire: An Unvarnished Self-Portrait was published in 1954.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1898 (Kingston), Died May 4, 1965

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1932

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker, vocalist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 76 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	XE33267	12-in.	July 1930	Mirth Quakers, program A, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	E33364	10-in.	July 1930	Exploitation record [for] Warner Brothers’ Silver Anniversary	Norman Brokenshire ; Brunswick Studio Orchestra ; Scrappy Lambert	Orchestra; male vocal solo; announcement	speaker
Brunswick	XE34119	12-in.	Aug. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program E, [part unknown]	Artists vary	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE34120	12-in.	Aug. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program E, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE34121	12-in.	Aug. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program E, part 3	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE34122	12-in.	Aug. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program E, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE34123	12-in.	Aug. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program E, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE34124	12-in.	Aug. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program E, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE34275	12-in.	Sept. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program D, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE34276	12-in.	Sept. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program D, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE34277	12-in.	Sept. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program D, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE34278	12-in.	Sept. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program D, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE34279	12-in.	Sept. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program D, pt. 5	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE34280	12-in.	Sept. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program D, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE34464	12-in.	Sept. 1930	Radio Sweethearts, program K, [unknown part]	Radio Sweethearts	Radio transcription disc : Female-male vocal duet, with piano	speaker
Brunswick	XE34465	12-in.	Sept. 1930	Radio Sweethearts, program K, pt. 2	Radio Sweethearts	Radio transcription disc : Female-male vocal duet, with piano	speaker
Brunswick	XE34466	12-in.	Sept. 1930	Radio Sweethearts, program K, pt. 3	Radio Sweethearts	Radio transcription disc : Female-male vocal duet, with piano	speaker
Brunswick	XE34467	12-in.	Sept. 1930	Radio Sweethearts, program K, [part unknown]	Radio Sweethearts	Radio transcription disc : Female-male vocal duet, with piano	speaker
Brunswick	XE34468	12-in.	Sept. 1930	Radio Sweethearts, program K, [part unknown]	Radio Sweethearts	Radio transcription disc : Female-male vocal duet, with piano	speaker
Brunswick	XE34469	12-in.	Sept. 1930	Radio Sweethearts, program K, [part unknown]	Radio Sweethearts	Radio transcription disc : Female-male vocal duet, with piano	speaker
Brunswick	XE34776	12-in.	Oct. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program M, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE34777	12-in.	Oct. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program M, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE34779	12-in.	Oct. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program M, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE34780	12-in.	Oct. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program M, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE34781	12-in.	Oct. 1930	Mirth Quakers, program M, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker

(Results 26-50 of 76 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brokenshire, Norman," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100753.

Brokenshire, Norman. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100753.

"Brokenshire, Norman." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.

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