Adrian Cronauer
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lawyer and American radio presenter
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Beyond the wall
- Benjamin Franklin Diplomat (87910.Three Audio Cassette)
- How to read copy
- My recollections of Good Morning, Vietnam
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 488
- Total plays
- 4,993
Adrian Cronauer (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 8, 1938 – July 18, 2018) was a United States Air Force sergeant and radio personality whose experiences as an innovative disc jockey in Vietnam inspired the 1987 film Good Morning, Vietnam. He began his broadcasting career at the age of 12 as a guest for a Pittsburgh-area children's amateur hour. He attended the University of Pittsburgh, where he helped found the forerunner of the university's college radio station WPTS. <a href="https://www.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Adrian
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh
- Place of death
- Troutville
- Occupation
- radio personality
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Gallantry Cross
- Performer
- Robin Williams
- Conflict
- Vietnam War
- Military branch
- United States Air Force
- Military rank
- Sergeant
- Image
- ADRIAN CRONAUER.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
Show 5 more facts
- name in native language
- Adrian Joseph Cronauer
- present in work
- Good Morning, Vietnam
- Commons category
- Adrian Cronauer
- date of death
- 2018-07-18
- date of birth
- 1938-09-08
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