- Born
- Died
- Birth nameLeslie Stein
- Nickname
- The Bad Boy of Late-Night Television
- Les Crane was born on December 3, 1933 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Love Serenade (1996), Burke's Law (1963) and An American Dream (1966). He was married to Ginger Crane and Tina Louise. He died on July 13, 2008 in Greenbrae, California, USA.
- SpousesGinger Crane(1988 - July 13, 2008) (his death)Tina Louise(April 3, 1966 - 1970) (divorced, 1 child)
- Confrontational style as a radio talk-show host
- His second wife's name is Ginger, the famous character name of his ex-wife Tina Louise; internationally known as "Ginger" on Gilligan's Island.
- In 1964, he had the Rolling Stones on his talk show, in their first TV appearance in the US. Other guests included Bob Dylan, Malcolm X, and Alabama governor George Wallace.
- San Francisco TV talk-show host who scored a #8 hit in December of 1971 with his spoken-word recording of Max Ehrmann's classic poem, "Desiderata," which won for him the Grammy for "Best Spoken Word Recording" of 1971.
- Father of Caprice Crane.
- Later in life, he joined the budding computer software business. He headed The Software Toolworks, and helped to develop widely-used programs such as the Chessmaster games.
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