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He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6927 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on June 27, 1984. His Walk of Fame star is located in front of Mann's Chinese Theater, where he had emceed dozens of movie premieres.

Father of Evan Archerd.

Attended and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (1941).

Columnist for Daily Variety magazine since 1953 before retiring his "Just for Variety" column (2005).

He passed away at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center from a rare form of lung cancer, as a result of his exposure to asbestos in the United States Navy during World War II. Following his death, he was interred at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California.

Grandfather of filmmaker Ryan Rosenblum.