Lowell Thomas

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Lowell Thomas

Lowell Jackson Thomas (April 6, 1892 – August 29, 1981) was an American writer, actor, broadcaster, and traveler, best remembered for publicising T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia). He was also involved in promoting the Cinerama widescreen system. In 1954, he led a group of New York City-based investors to buy majority control of Hudson Valley Broadcasting, which, in 1957, became Capital Cities Television Corporation.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 6, 1892 (Darke County), Died August 29, 1981 (Pawling)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor	FS-76626	14-in.	7/11/1933	A trip through the Waldorf Astoria. Production 1	Lowell Thomas	Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with pipe organ	speaker
Victor	FS-76627	14-in.	7/11/1933	A trip through the Waldorf Astoria. Production 1	Lowell Thomas	Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with pipe organ	speaker

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Thomas, Lowell," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102615.

Thomas, Lowell. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102615.

"Thomas, Lowell." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.