Milton John Cross Net Worth

Milton John Cross Net Worth is
$4 Million

Milton John Cross Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Milton John Cross (April 16, 1897 – January 3, 1975) was an American radio announcer famous for his work on the NBC and ABC radio networks.He was best known as the voice of the Metropolitan Opera, hosting its Saturday afternoon radio broadcasts for 43 years, from the time of their inception in 1931 until his death in 1975.

Date Of BirthApril 16, 1897
Died1975-01-03
Place Of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
ProfessionActor
Star SignAries
#Fact
1He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 1623 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
2Died quite suddenly, only a month after the 1974-1975 Metropolitan Opera season had begun. He was immediately replaced by Peter Allen who held the post for nearly as long as Milton Cross had.
3Would recall that the first Metropolitan Opera performance he had ever attended was Verdi's "Aida" in 1910, with Enrico Caruso singing the tenor lead and Arturo Toscanini conducting.
4In the just over 43 years that Milton Cross served as announcer for the Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts, he only missed a broadcast twice, this right after his beloved wife Lillian's death in March of 1973. Their only child, a daughter, died in infancy.
5Co-author of several books on music, "Milton Cross' Stories of the Great Operas" and "Milton Cross' More Stories of the Great Operas", both with Karl Kohrs, and "The Milton Cross Encyclopedia of the Great Composers and Their Music" with David Ewen. Both books were perennially popular, going through several editions over the years, but are out of print today.
6Announcer for Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts for 43 years.

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
All Star Revue1951TV SeriesGuest Metropolitan Operator Announcer
Grounds for Marriage1951Narrator of the 'Carmen' Dream (uncredited)
Fifty Years Before Your Eyes1950DocumentaryNarrator

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Ed Sullivan Show1955TV SeriesHimself
Don Carlo1950TV MovieHimself
Gaslight Follies1945DocumentaryNarrator, 'East Lynne'
Heroic Greece!1941Documentary shortNarrator (voice)
In Morocco1939Documentary short Narrator
Nice Work1937Documentary shortNarrator
Steel and Stone1936Documentary shortNarrator

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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