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Waite Hoyt(1899-1984)

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Waite Hoyt was born on 9 September 1899 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for A Battery of Songs (1930), The Way It Was (1974) and The Bob Braun Show (1967). He was married to Betty Derie, Ellen Burbank and Dorothy Pyle. He died on 25 April 1984 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
BornSeptember 9, 1899
DiedApril 25, 1984(84)
BornSeptember 9, 1899
DiedApril 25, 1984(84)
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Known for

A Battery of Songs
Short
  • Waite Hoyt - Baseball Player and Singer
  • 1930
The Way It Was (1974)
The Way It Was
7.5
TV Series
  • Self
The Bob Braun Show (1967)
The Bob Braun Show
2.6
TV Series
  • Self - Actor
  • Self - Sportscaster
When It Was a Game 2 (1992)
When It Was a Game 2
8.1
TV Movie
  • Self(voice)
  • 1992

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  • A Battery of Songs
    Short
    • Waite Hoyt - Baseball Player and Singer
    • 1930

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  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • September 9, 1899
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • April 25, 1984
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
  • Spouses
      Betty DerieMarch 5, 1983 - August 25, 1984 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography

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  • Trivia
    Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Committee on Baseball Veterans in 1969.
  • Nicknames
    • Schoolboy
    • The Schoolboy Wonder
    • The Merry Mortician

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