hiː wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə stˈɑːɹz ʌvðə fˈɜːst tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən sˈoʊp ˈɑːpɚɹə, fˌɑːɹɹəwˈeɪ hˈɪl, bɹˈɔːdkæst ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks ɔnðə dˈuː mˈɔnt tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən nˈɛtwɜːk.
He was one of the stars of the first television soap opera, Faraway Hill, broadcast in 1946 on the DuMont Television Network.