Background
Cranton, Harold was born on April 7, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Jacob and Rebecca (Fineberg) Krantman.
Cranton, Harold was born on April 7, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Jacob and Rebecca (Fineberg) Krantman.
Student, American Theatre Wing, New York City, 1946-1949.
Network radio actor, Columbia Broadcasting System, NBC, ABC, New York City, 1941-1942, 46-49; writer, director Bobby Benson and His B-Bar-B Riders, Station WOR-television, New York City, 1950-1952; sales presentation writer spot sales, Columbia Broadcasting System Radio, New York City, 1952-1953; assistant national manager, Radio Advertising Bureau, 1953-1954; supervisor sales presentations, NBC-television Network, New York City, 1954-1958; director advertising, promotion and research, ABC Radio Network, New York City, 1958-1959; director advertising and promotion, Metropolitan (Metromedia) Broadcasting Corporation, New York City, 1959-1961; broadcasting space salesman, sales promoter, Variety Newspaper, New York City, 1961-1968; vice president advertising, publicity, promotion and station services, Master of Computer Applications television Syndication, New York City, 1968-1982; retired, 1982. Instructor New School for Social Research, New York City, 1974-1977. Awards judge independent television station, Los Angeles, 1987.
President Schwab House Concerned Tenants Committee, New York City, 1969-1973, co-chairman, 1979-1983. Trustee National Hemophilia Foundation, 1973-1978. President, member cooperative board directors 11 Riverside Drive Corporation, New York City, 1983-1984.
Member Architectural Barriers Advisory Board, Los Angeles, 1986-1987. Sstaff sergeant United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Member Broadcast Promotion and Marketing Executives (lecturer 1973, 79, lst Hall of Fame inductee 1986).
Married Rodha Lawrence Bloomstein, December 30, 1947. 1 child, Nina.
