Clark, Lon C. b. 12 Jan 1911 Frost, Faribault, Minnesota, USA d. 2 Oct 1998 New York, New York, New York, USA: 1FAMILYTREE Genealogy

1911 - 1998 (87 years) Has 2 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.

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Name	Clark, Lon C.
Born	12 Jan 1911	Frost, Faribault, Minnesota, USA
Gender	Male
1920 Census	1920	Blue Earth, Faribault, Minnesota, USA
E D Hansen 57 Caroline Hansen 56 Alma Hansen 17 Adeline Hansen 11 Bertha Clark 28 Alonzo Clark 9 Gerald Clark 7
1930 Census	1930	Lakefield, Jackson, Minnesota, USA
Edward Kilen 34 Bertha Kilen 37 Alonzo Clark 19 Gerald Clark 17
Occupation	Aft 1942
Radio Broadcaster and Actor
Nick Carter played for over ten years, and gave radio detectives fans another deductive hero to tail. The half-hour unfolds as a straight, dramatic narrative, with clues littering the scenes, so that a plausible solution was possible for the alert listener. Nick came on at the end of the show to add it all up correctly. Lon Clark was Nick throughout the run, and did him as a pretty serious straight-ahead guy, like a hound on the trail. After all, he had his master's status to uphold. Helen Choate played Nick's assistant, Patsy Bowen until '46, then Charlotte Manson. Patsy was Nick's smart, witty sidekick who took no guff from Sgt. Masterson, played by Ed Latimer. Sgt. Masterson was the typical workman-like homicide cop (the type goes right back to Lestrade of Sherlock Holmes) who looked to Nick to shed a little light. The detective team had a "legman" in Scubby Wilson, a reporter who tailed Nick and Patsy on the cases. John Kane did Scubby as the brash, ready-and-willing young man who was out to get the story, and knew Nick Carter would deliver the goods which he could then scoop. That Nick was a Master Detective came from the fact that as a character he first appeared in the pulps, where the billing made a little more sense. On the old time radio show, fine organ work pumps ups the action, though the sound effects are minimal. Text from OTRCAT.com ©2007 OTRCAT INC All Rights Reserved-Reproduction is prohibited.
Media	27 Sep 1943
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 09/27/1943 The Glass Coffin
Nick Carter, Master Detective
	Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 09/27/1943 The Glass Coffin
Media	4 Oct 1943
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 10/04/1943 The Flying Duck Murder
with Lon C. Clark
	Nick Carter - Master Detective Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 10/04/1943 The Flying Duck Murder
Media	18 Oct 1943
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 10/18/1943 State Prison Evidence
	Clark, Lon Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 10/18/1943 State Prison Evidence
Media	25 Oct 1943
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 10/25/1943 Angle on Murder
	Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 10/25/1943 Angle on Murder
Media	3 Nov 1943
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 11/03/1943 Body on the Slab
	Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 11/03/1943 Body on the Slab
Media	10 Nov 1943
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 11/10/1943 Drug Ring Murder
	Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 11/10/1943 Drug Ring Murder
Media	17 Nov 1943
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 11/17/1943 The Substitute Bride
	Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective - Sub Bride Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 11/17/1943 The Substitute Bride
Media	25 Dec 1943
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 12/25/1943 Christmas Adventure
	Nick Carter Master Detective Christmas Adventure Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 12/25/1943 Christmas Adventure
Media	8 Jan 1944
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 01/08/1944 Double Disguise
	Clark, Lon Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 01/08/1944 Double Disguise
Media	12 Jan 1944
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 01/12/1944 Missing Hal
	clark, Lon Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 01/12/1944 Missing Hal
Media	15 Jan 1944
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 01/15/1944 Nine hours to Live
Media	22 Jan 1944
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 01/22/1944 Records of Death
Media	29 Jan 1944
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 01/29/1944 Unwilling Accomplice
Media	5 Feb 1944
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 02/05/1944 Corpse in the Cab
Media	12 Feb 1944
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 02/12/1944 Missing Harold
Media	19 Feb 1944
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 02/19/1944 Death after Dark
Media	26 Feb 1944
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 02/26/1944 Dead Witness
Media	4 Mar 1944
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 03/04/1944 Death in the Pines
	Clark, Lon Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 03/04/1944 Death in the Pines
Media	25 Mar 1944
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 03/25/1944 Drums of Death
Media	1 Apr 1944
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 04/01/1944 Professor Secret
Media	8 Apr 1944
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 04/08/1944 Murder by Magic
Media	15 Apr 1944
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 04/15/1944 Cat Brings Death
Media	8 Oct 1944
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 10/08/1944 Numbers
Media	15 Oct 1944
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 10/15/1944 Slingshot Murders
Media	22 Oct 1944
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 10/22/1944 Mad Mountain
Media	5 Nov 1944
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 11/05/1944 Death in the Pool
Media	3 Dec 1944
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 12/03/1944 Death Plays Lead
Media	24 Dec 1944
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 12/24/1944 Murder to College
Media	31 Dec 1944
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 12/31/1944 Murder in Decant
Media	7 Jan 1945
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 01/07/1945 Monkey Sees
Media	14 Jan 1945
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 01/14/1945 Murder by Fire
Media	21 Jan 1945
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 01/21/1945 Death by Richochet
Media	28 Jan 1945
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 01/28/1945 Eye 4 an Eye
Media	4 Feb 1945
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 02/04/1945 Ready for Murder
Media	4 Mar 1945
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 03/04/1945 Poison with Past
Media	11 Mar 1945
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 03/11/1945 Webs of Murder
Media	29 Apr 1945
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 04/29/1945 Witch Mountain
Media	30 Sep 1951
Clark, Lon as Nick Carter Master Detective Episode 09/30/1951 The Howling Horse
	Howling Horse The Howling Horse
Died	2 Oct 1998	New York, New York, New York, USA
Same Person Link	Aft 2 Oct 1998
Wikipedia- Lon Clark
News Mention	7 Oct 1998
CLARK-Lon. On radio, ''Nick Carter-Master Detective.'' In life, master diplomat. Friend and beloved of countless through The Episcopal Actors' Guild. He was a stellar figure at The Players. And depending on the circustances, father or brother to me. David Wren, Philadelphia, PA Published: 10 - 07 - 1998 , Late Edition - Final , Section C , Column 3 , Page 23 October 7, 1998, Wednesday ; CLASSIFIED Paid Notice: Deaths CLARK, LON
Obituary	9 Oct 1998
Lon Clark, 86, Actor and Voice on Radio NEW YORK October 9, 1998 -- Lon Clark, who began his career in radio drama and went on to a theatrical career on and off-Broadway, died on Friday at St. Clare's Hospital in Manhattan. He was 86 and lived in Manhattan. Clark made his name as the rich baritone voice of a radio sleuth, starring from 1943 to 1955 in the popular weekly series "Nick Carter, Master Detective" on WOR-Mutual. He also appeared regularly on such shows as "The Kate Smith Hour," "The March of Time," "The Thin Man" and "Norman Corwin Presents," playing opposite performers like Orson Welles, Helen Hayes, Fred Allen and Art Carney.Born in Frost, Minn., Clark studied at the McPhail School of Music in Minneapolis, worked in traveling tent shows as an actor and musician and then spent a season with the Cincinnati Summer Opera. He first tried his hand at radio drama in Cincinnati, then moved to New York in the 1940s. In later years he turned to stage work and at one point took over the role of Jamie from Jason Robards in the 1956 Broadway production of O'Neill 's "Long Day's Journey Into Night."He is survived by his wife, Michelle Trudeau Clark; two sons, Lon Jr. and Stephen, both of San Francisco; a brother, Gerald, of Plymouth, Minn .; and a grandson.
Obituary	10 Oct 1998
Buffalo News
need to get complete article...only this portion avail online. Lon Clark, a stage actor who was the rich baritone voice of a radio detective, has died at age 86. He died Oct. 2 at St. C lare's Hospital in Manhattan, where he lived. Clark was the star of the po pular radio series "Nick Carter, Master Detective" on WOR-Mutual from 19 43 to 1955. He also appeared frequently on "The Kate Smith Hour," "The Th in Man" and "Norman Corwin Presents." Clark eventually turned to the theat er, at one point... The first annual Lon C. Clark Scholarship was presented to a student at t he AADA in 1998 by Lon Clark himself, only months before his death. This s cholarship honors the late Mr. Clark, who was the Executive Secretary of t he Episcopal Actors' Guild from 1973 to 1996. A retired actor, Mr. Cla rk was best know for his portrayal of the title role on the radio show Ni ck Carter, Master Detective, which aired from 1943 to 1955. His scholarsh ip continues to be presented on his birthday, January 12.
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Last Modified	17 Mar 2016

Father	Clark, William M., b. 4 Aug 1887, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA , d. Bef 1930, , , Minnesota, USA (Age 42 years)
Mother	Hansen, Bertha, b. 4 May 1891, , , Minnesota, USA , d. 8 Aug 1977, Lakefield, Jackson, Minnesota, USA (Age 86 years)
Family ID	F14136	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Burns, Margaret "Marjorie", b. 16 Jun 1907, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA , d. 7 Dec 1979, New York, New York, New York, USA (Age 72 years)

Married Abt Nov 1939 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA

Children

	1. Clark, Stephen H.
+	2. Clark, Lon C. Jr.

Last Modified 1 May 2010

Family ID F11579 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2	Trudeau, Michelle
Last Modified	1 May 2010
Family ID	F14135	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

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	Born - 12 Jan 1911 - Frost, Faribault, Minnesota, USA
	1920 Census - 1920 - Blue Earth, Faribault, Minnesota, USA
	1930 Census - 1930 - Lakefield, Jackson, Minnesota, USA
	Married - Abt Nov 1939 - Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
	Died - 2 Oct 1998 - New York, New York, New York, USA