Carl Princi
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| birth_name = Carl Victor Princi
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1992|5|1|1920|9|27}}
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{{short description|American actor and radio announcer (1920–1992)}}
Carl Victor Princi (1920-1992) was an American actor and radio announcer.
Early life
Princi was born on September 27, 1920, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Joseph M. and Teresa M. Princi.{{cite book|last=Armstrong|first=Alice Catt|title=Who's who in California|year=1976|publisher=Who's Who Historical Society}} Princi had three brothers, one of whom was Peter W. Princi, Collector of Customs for the Port of Boston and a United States magistrate judge.{{cite news|last=Coughlin|first=William P.|title=Former US Magistrate Peter Princi, Presided at Ellsberg Bail Hearing|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=August 12, 1984}}
Acting
Princi trained as an actor in Boston. He began acting at the age of 14 when he appeared in a cameo role in a WPA Theater project.{{cite news|last=Folkart|first=Burt A.|title=Carl Princi, 71; Voice of Opera on L.A. Radio|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-05-05-mn-1549-story.html|access-date=May 19, 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=May 5, 1992}}
Princi appeared in both film and television. He had a small role in the film version of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and provided the narration for the film.{{cite book|title=Screen World 1968|first=John|last=Willis|page=22|publisher=Biblo-Moser|year=1969|ISBN=0819603090}} He also appeared in television episodes of Highway Patrol, I Led Three Lives, and Bewitched.{{cite web|title=Carl Princi (1920–1992)|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0697752/|work=IMDb|publisher=IMDb.com, Inc.|accessdate=May 19, 2013}}
Princi also served as a narrator for several television broadcasts of classical music.
Radio
While at Boston University, Princi took a course in broadcasting, which led to a job at WESX.
From 1952 to 1953, Princi was a bilingual presenter at KWKW (1300 AM). In 1953 he joined KFAC (1330 AM) and KFAC-FM (92.3) in Los Angeles, where he remained until 1987 when the station changed formats and fired all of its on-air talent. At KFAC, Princi hosted World of Opera and Opera House and conducted many of the station's interviews.
In 1991 he returned to radio at KKGO as a staff announcer and host of Sunday Evening at the Opera.
Personal life and death
Princi died on May 1, 1992, at Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, due to complications of cancer.
He was survived by his wife and their three daughters, one of whom is actress Elaine Princi.
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Category:Classical music radio presenters
Category:Male actors from Boston
Category:Male actors from Los Angeles