- Born
- Died
- Birth nameHyman Brown
- Nicknames
- Mr. Radio Drama
- Hi
- Himan Brown was born on July 21, 1910 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Inner Sanctum (1954), That Night! (1957) and Inner Sanctum Mystery (1941). He was married to Shirley Goodman and Mildred Brown. He died on June 4, 2010 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesShirley Goodman(? - 1991) (her death)Mildred Brown (divorced, 2 children)
- He had a law degree from Brooklyn Law School, which he utilized in acquiring the radio rights to fictional characters such as Dick Tracy, Bulldog Drummond, Flash Gordon, and the Thin Man.
- Himan Brown was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1990.
- Survived by his caretaker, Zulfiya Ziyahodjaev.
- He was a longtime member of the community in North Stamford, Connecticut.
- He attended Boy's High School with Bugsy Siegel and the Amboy Dukes in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Brooklyn College and Brooklyn Law School where he graduated as valedictorian with a law degree in 1931.
- I don't need 200 orchestra players doing the "Ride of the Valkyries". I don't need car chases. I don't need mayhem. All I need to do is creak the door open, and visually your head begins to go. The magic word is imagination. [From a 2003 interview]
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