Jack Ward Smith (November 16, 1913 in Seattle, Washington â€" July 3,
2006), known as Smilin' Jack Smith, was a crooner, radio host and
actor.Born in Seattle, Washington, Smith was in a singing trio, The
Three Ambassadors, from age 15. In 1939, he became a solo crooner with
a voice described as a "strong baritone with a tenor lilt"; he was
billed as "The Singer with a Smile in His Voice." He also sang with
the Phil Harris Orchestra in 1932, recording "Here It is Only
Monday".Establishing a radio program, The Jack Smith Show, in 1945, he
went on to host such guests as Dinah Shore, Margaret Whiting, John
Serry Sr. and Ginny Simms. In a 1945 poll of radio critics by Motion
Picture Daily, Smith was voted radio's "most promising star of
tomorrow."Following a guest appearance in the musical film Make
Believe Ballroom (1949), Smith was offered the second lead in Warner
Bros.' On Moonlight Bay (1951) opposite Doris Day.
2006), known as Smilin' Jack Smith, was a crooner, radio host and
actor.Born in Seattle, Washington, Smith was in a singing trio, The
Three Ambassadors, from age 15. In 1939, he became a solo crooner with
a voice described as a "strong baritone with a tenor lilt"; he was
billed as "The Singer with a Smile in His Voice." He also sang with
the Phil Harris Orchestra in 1932, recording "Here It is Only
Monday".Establishing a radio program, The Jack Smith Show, in 1945, he
went on to host such guests as Dinah Shore, Margaret Whiting, John
Serry Sr. and Ginny Simms. In a 1945 poll of radio critics by Motion
Picture Daily, Smith was voted radio's "most promising star of
tomorrow."Following a guest appearance in the musical film Make
Believe Ballroom (1949), Smith was offered the second lead in Warner
Bros.' On Moonlight Bay (1951) opposite Doris Day.
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