Gayne Whitman

Gayne Whitman (born Alfred D. Vosburgh; March 19, 1890 – August 31, 1958) was an American radio and film actor.

Whitman's theatrical debut came when he carried a spear behind an actor portraying King Richard III in a production in Indianapolis.

Soon after that, he changed his screen name to Alfred Whitman because "1917 was not a good time to have a German sounding name.

[3] He returned to films in 1925 when he received a contract with Warner Bros.[4] On radio, Whitman played the title role in Chandu the Magician,[5] was the narrator on Lassie[5]: 192-193  and Strange as It Seems,[5]: 319  and was an announcer on Paducah Plantation[5]: 264  and other programs.

Whitman was married to Estelle Taylor, an actress with a stock theater company in St.