Spoiler : Born in New York City 10/5/1912; died 10/10/1998 at the Boynton Beach, Florida Bethesda Memorial Hospital. Married to Dorothea Marvin (1937-1998 his death). Graduated from St. John's University, then attended the Long Island College of Medicine for two years until the depression forced him to quit. Afterwards odd jobs followed. While working as an auto mechanic, the owner of a car he was working on heard him singing and offered to pay for his singing lessons. Following a scholarship for a year's studying with an MGM voice coach he began appearing on stage with the New York Operatic Guild, then received leading roles in comedies on New York stages.

Spoiler : Marvin began his radio career as an announcer at WNYC-New York, becomming the station's chief announcer in 1937. Official voice of the 1939 New York World's Fair. Joined CBS-Radio in 1939 as an announcer/newsman handling reports from war correspondents Edward R. Murrow and William L. Shirer.

Spoiler : Marvin is mostly remembered for announcing (here's that man himself) on Arthur Godfrey Time for CBS-Radio (1945-1972); Arthur Godfrey And Friends for CBS-TV (1949-1957). Moved to Mutual-Radio in 1959? as a newscaster. Original voice of Kellogg's Tony the Tiger in their commercials beginning in the 1950's.

Spoiler : Announcer for radio programs including The Columbia Workshop on CBS (?-?); Major Bowes' Original Amater Hour on NBC and CBS (?-?); Could Be on NBC (1939); Cinderella, Inc. on CBS (1940); syndicated program, The Charlie Ruggles Show (1943-1945); This Life Is Mine on CBS (1943-1945); The Sparrow And The Hawk on CBS (1945-1946); Casey, Crime Photographer for CBS- Radio (1946-1948).