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Grover, Roscoe A. (Roscoe Abner), 1901-1984

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1901 - 1984

Biographical History

Roscoe A. Grover (1901-1984) was a painter for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a radio personality in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Roscoe Abner Grover was born on July 21, 1901 to Roscoe E. and Amy Bigler Grover in Nephi, Utah. He served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New York, where he assisted with the production of the first Hill Cumorah Pageant and the dedication of the Angel Moroni Monument. He graduated the University of Utah and New York University. He also attended graduate school at Columbia University, where he later taught. He married Arlene Harris on September 14, 1934 in the Salt Lake Temple. In 1945 he returned to Utah to manage KSUB in Cedar City, and in 1950 he was transferred to Salt Lake City. He was one of the pioneers of radio in Utah, an announcer of the early Tabernacle Choir broadcasts, and a popular artist and theatre performer. He died on December 12, 1984.

Citation:
UPB Files, MSS 8201; LTPSC. (all above information)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Roscoe A. Grover collection

 Collection — Oversize 1: [Barcode: 31197227655526]
Identifier: MSS 3706
Scope and Contents

Collection includes photographs of Roscoe A. Grover, David O. McKay, Spencer W. Kimball, and Marion G. Romney. Also in the collection are two scrapbooks containing photos, newspaper articles, and other miscellaneous artifacts documenting Roscoe Grover and his KSL-TV show "Uncle Roscoe's Playtime Party." There are also photographs of Grover's son, Paul Grover.

Dates: 1932-1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Roscoe A. Grover collection

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  • Subject: Radio broadcasters -- United States -- History -- Sources X

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