Hal Raynor

Amateur radio operator in Cincinnati at the age of nine. Held the fastest code speed in the U.S. Navy 1917-1920. Writing for Paramount Pictures and then for Joe Penner throughout Penner's career until 1941. Wrote Penner's trademark line, "Wanna buy a duck?" Married Broadway Comedy star and dancer Dorothy Deuel in 1928. Chaplain to the State Guard, 1939 and rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Glendora, California. Died December 4, 1946.