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 1-25 of 76 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W152115	10-in.	3/2/1932	Dr. Brokenshire and Dr. Marvin	Norman Brokenshire ; Johnny Marvin	Male vocal duet	vocalist
Columbia	W152116	10-in.	3/2/1932	Dr. Brokenshire and Dr. Marvin	Norman Brokenshire ; Johnny Marvin	Male vocal duet	vocalist
Brunswick	XE30701	12-in.	8/23/1929	Bremer-Tully broadcast record no. 1	Bremer-Tully Orchestra	Orchestra, with announcement	speaker
Brunswick	XE30933	12-in.	9/13/1929	Bremer-Tully Broadcast record no. 27	Norman Brokenshire	Announcement(s)	speaker
Brunswick	XE30953	12-in.	9/16/1929	Brunswick brevities program G, pt. 1	Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra	Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	speaker
Brunswick	XE31120	12-in.	10/7/1929	Brunswick Brevities program L, part 4	Six Jumping Jacks	Radio transcription disc : Piano solo; piano solo, clarinet solo, and trumpet solo; Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	speaker
Brunswick	XE31125	12-in.	Oct. 1929	Brunswick brevities program J, part 1	Los Castilians ; Luis Medrano	Radio transcription disc : Instrumental ensemble	speaker
Brunswick	XE31126	12-in.	Oct. 1929	Brunswick brevities program J [part unknown]	Los Castilians	Radio transcription disc : Instrumental ensemble	speaker
Brunswick	XE31127	12-in.	Oct. 1929	Brunswick brevities [program and part unknown]	Castilians	Radio transcription disc : Instrumental ensemble	speaker
Brunswick	XE31128	12-in.	Oct. 1929	Brunswick Brevities program J, part 2	Los Castilians	Radio transcription disc : Instrumental ensemble	speaker
Brunswick	XE31129	12-in.	Oct. 1929	Brunswick Brevities program J, part 3	Castilians	Radio transcription disc : Instrumental ensemble	speaker
Brunswick	XE31418	12-in.	11/15/1929	Brunswick brevities broadcast	Norman Brokenshire	Radio transcription disc : Announcement	speaker
Brunswick	XE31419	12-in.	11/15/1929	Brunswick brevities broadcast	Norman Brokenshire	Radio transcription disc : Announcement	speaker
Brunswick	XE31542	12-in.	11/14/1929	Brunswick brevities [program and part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Kessinger Brothers	Radio transcription disc : Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet, with announcement	speaker
Brunswick	XE31543	12-in.	11/14/1929	Bremer-Tully broadcast no. 81	Kessinger Brothers	Radio transcription disc : Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet	speaker
Brunswick	XE31637	12-in.	Dec. 1929	Brunswick brevities program T, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire	Radio transcription disc: Announcement	speaker
Brunswick	XE31842	12-in.	Jan. 1930	Brunswick brevities program X, pt. 6	Brunswick Concert Orchestra	Radio transcription disc : Orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE31928	12-in.	1/17/1930	Brunswick Brevities Program Y, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire	Announcement	speaker
Brunswick	XE32410	12-in.	March 1930	Exploitation record for “Mammy”	Norman Brokenshire	Talk	speaker
Brunswick	XE32411	12-in.	March 1930	Exploitation record for "Mammy"	Norman Brokenshire	Radio transcription disc	speaker
Brunswick	XE33262	12-in.	July 1930	Mirth Quakers, program A, pt. 1	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE33263	12-in.	July 1930	Mirth Quakers, program A, pt. 2	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE33264	12-in.	July 1930	Mirth Quakers, program A, pt. 3	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE33265	12-in.	July 1930	Mirth Quakers, program A, pt. 4	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Brunswick	XE33266	12-in.	July 1930	Mirth Quakers, program A, [part unknown]	Norman Brokenshire ; Jerry Macy	Radio transcription disc : Comic dialogue, with orchestra	speaker

(Results 1-25 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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