Ned Wever

Ned Wever (born Edward Hooper Weaver; April 27, 1902 – May 6, 1984) was an actor on stage and on old-time radio. Garyn G. Roberts wrote in his book, Dick Tracy and American Culture: Morality and Mythology, Text and Context, "Wever's most famous role was probably that of H.C. McNeile's British detective and adventurer Bulldog Drummond for the program of the same name."

Early life The son of a New York attorney, He graduated from the Pawling School and Princeton University, where he was president of the Triangle Club dramatic organization in his senior year

Musical composition In his book, The Great Radio Soap Operas, Jim Cox called Wever "as talented a musician as he was an actor". Cox added, "He composed show tunes for Broadway productions featuring Billy Rose and Ed Wynn."

Death Wever died of heart failure May 6, 1984, in a convalescent home in Laguna Hills, California.

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