Awards & Winners

Arthur Godfrey

Date of Birth 31-August-1903
Place of Birth New York City
(New York, United States of America, Area code 917)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Godfrey, Arthur, Arthur Morton Leo Godfrey, The Old Redhead, Arthur Morton Godfrey
Profession Sailor, TV Personality, Pilot, Actor, Entertainer, Radio Broadcaster
Arthur Morton Godfrey was an American radio and television broadcaster and entertainer who was sometimes introduced by his nickname, The Old Redhead. No TV personality in 1950s America enjoyed more clout or fame than Godfrey until an infamous on-air incident undermined his folksy image and triggered a gradual decline. At the peak of his success, Godfrey helmed two CBS-TV weekly series and a daily 90-minute television mid-morning show, but, by the early 1960s, his presence had been reduced to hosting the occasional TV special. Arguably the most prominent of the medium's early master commercial pitchmen, he was strongly identified with many of his many sponsors, especially Chesterfield cigarettes and Lipton Tea. Having advertised Chesterfield for many years, during which time he came up with the idea and slogan "Buy 'em by the carton", Godfrey severed his relationship with the company on one of his television programs after his doctors had convinced him that his lung cancer was due to smoking. Subsequently, he became a prominent spokesman for anti-smoking education.

Awards by Arthur Godfrey

Check all the awards nominated and won by Arthur Godfrey.

1971


Peabody Award
(a Personal Award.)

1954


Nominations 1954 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Most Outstanding Personality

1953


Nominations 1953 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Most Outstanding Personality

1950


Nominations 1950 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Most Outstanding Kinescoped Personality