John Nesbitt was an actor, narrator

Narrator

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, announcer

Announcer

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, producer

Film producer

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 and screenwriter

Screenwriter

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 born in Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria, British Columbia

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, who died in Carmel, California. Nesbitt was best known as the narrator of the MGM series Passing Parade

Passing Parade

The Passing Parade, a.k.a. John Nesbitt's Passing Parade, was an American radio series created, written, and narrated by John Nesbitt which was adapted into an Oscar-winning series of MGM short subjects...

.

In 1940, Nesbitt bought the Ennis House

Ennis House

The Ennis House is a residential dwelling in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA, south of Griffith Park. The home was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Charles and Mabel Ennis in 1923, and built in 1924....

 and had it altered by Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture...

, adding a north-terrace pool and ground-floor billiard room, as well as the first heating system for the building.

Partial filmography

• That Mothers Might Live
  That Mothers Might Live
  That Mothers Might Live is a 1938 short drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann. It won an Academy Award in 1939 for Best Short Subject .- Cast :* Shepperd Strudwick - Dr. Semmelweis * John Nesbitt - Narrator...
  
   (1938) Producer & Narrator
• Main Street on the March!
  Main Street on the March!
  Main Street on the March! is a 1941 short historical film directed by Edward Cahn. It won an Academy Award in 1942 for Best Short Subject .-Cast:* John Nesbitt - Narrator * Raymond Gram Swing - Himself...
  
   (1941) Producer & Narrator
• Of Pups and Puzzles
  Of Pups and Puzzles
  Of Pups and Puzzles is a 1941 short documentary film directed by George Sidney. It won an Academy Award in 1942 for Best Short Subject .- Cast :* John Nesbitt - Narrator * Eddy Chandler - Foreman...
  
   (1941) Producer & Narrator
• Stairway to Light
  Stairway to Light
  Stairway to Light is a 1945 short drama film directed by Sammy Lee, and was one of John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series. Set in Paris during the French Revolution, it tells the story of Philippe Pinel and his efforts in pointing out that the mentally ill should not be treated as animals...
  
   (1945) Writer & Narrator
• Goodbye, Miss Turlock
  Goodbye, Miss Turlock
  Goodbye, Miss Turlock is a 1948 short film directed by Edward Cahn, released as one of the John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series. It won an Academy Award in 1948 for Best Short Subject .- Cast :* John Nesbitt as Narrator...
  
   (1948) Producer, Writer & Narrator
• Telephone Time
  Telephone Time
  Telephone Time is the title of a US TV drama series that aired from 1956 to 1958 featuring plays by John Nesbitt who hosted the first season. Frank C. Baxter hosted the 1957 and 1958 seasons...
  
   (1956–1957) Host, Writer & Narrator

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