Floyd Phillips Gibbons
Floyd Phillips Gibbons (July 16, 1887 – September 23, 1939) was the war correspondent for the Chicago Tribune during World War I. One of radio's first news reporters and commentators, he was famous for a fast-talking delivery style. Floyd Gibbons lived a life of danger of which he often wrote and spoke. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1887 (Washington, D.C.), Died September 23, 1939 (Pennsylvania)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1934
Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | MVE-63032 | 16-in. | 6/25/1930 | With Byrd at the South Pole | Floyd Phillips Gibbons | Motion picture soundtrack : Film to wax transfer | speaker | |
| Victor | MS-81858 | 16-in. | 3/7/1934 | The Johns Manville million dollar to lend sales plan for 1934 | Johns-Manville Corporation | Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with dubbed recordings | speaker | |
| Victor | MS-81859 | 16-in. | 3/7/1934 | The Johns Manville million dollar to lend sales plan for 1934 | Johns-Manville Corporation | Slide show soundtrack : Talk | speaker | |
| Victor | MS-81860 | 16-in. | 3/7/1934 | The Johns Manville million dollar to lend sales plan for 1934 | Johns-Manville Corporation | Slide show soundtrack : Talk | speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gibbons, Floyd Phillips," accessed April 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102488.
Gibbons, Floyd Phillips. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102488.
"Gibbons, Floyd Phillips." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Gibbons, Floyd, 1887-1939 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79091528
Wikidata: Floyd Gibbons - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5462439
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/18215206
ISNI: 0000 0000 8204 2044 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000082042044
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