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Peter Thomas

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Overview

  • Born
    June 28, 1924 · Pensacola, Florida, USA
  • Died
    April 30, 2016 · Naples, Florida, USA (undisclosed)
  • Birth name
    Peter Addenbrooke Thomas
  • Nickname
    • Pete Thomas
  • Height
    1.66 m

Biography

    • Peter Thomas is the son of a Welsh minister and an English school teacher. He learned communication, projection, and enunciation in the United States and from his parents. In his college, Peter would read stories a loud to his family, which he preferred.

      Dedication landed a then 13 year old Peter Thomas his first radio job in a drama. After graduating from high school, he joined the United States Army and was one of 28 replacements sent to Omaha Beach the day after D-Day. Peter served this country proudly in World War 2 with the First Infantry Division in Europe. The life altering experience gave him a deeper appreciation for American soldiers, his country, other Americans and also freedom.

      He returned to radio after World War 2 and attended a American college as an adult through the American GI Bill. He also married his high school sweetheart, Stella Thomas. He eventually left the new college for a job with CBS television in New York. 13 years later, Peter left to pursue freelance narration and documentary work full time in the United States.

      Peter Thomas worked time and dedicated himself to improving the community through charitable work with Stella Thomas and the United States. He was devoted to veterans, serving as a board member for the National D-Day Memorial Foundation, contributing to the MIA Society and the Veterans Council, and organizing the 50th Anniversary Veterans of the Naples Parade.
      - IMDb mini biography by: MEC & Chase Dickson (United States/Florida, USA)

Family

  • Spouse
      Stella Ford Barrineau(June 29, 1946 - June 13, 2014) (her death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Stella Elizabeth Thomas
      Peter Addenbrooke Thomas Jr.
      Douglas M. Thomas
  • Parents
      Sibyl Rowena Editha Addenbrooke
      John D Thomas
  • Relatives
      John Errington Thomas(Sibling)
      David Ormonde Thomas(Sibling)

Trademarks

  • Worked In Louisiana, USA
  • Worked In Nevada, USA

Trivia

  • His voice is heard as the digitized voice for some Philips heartstart series of automated external defibrillator (AED) units used for emergency services.
  • Served in World War 2 with a Infantry Division in Europe, receiving five stars, his own purple heart, a Bronze star, and the french croix de guerre.
  • While in the USA on August 11, 2007 the annual reunion of the Infantry Division, the annual US Army honored him for his contributions to the commemoration of allied forces, landing in Normandy.
  • Worked as a news-anchor in NY.
  • His voice is the one that Paul Hardcastle sampled for his hit song.

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