Charles Coughlin

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Charles Coughlin

Acting October 25, 1891

Ontario, Canada

Charles Edward Coughlin (October 25, 1891 – October 27, 1979), commonly known as Father Coughlin, was a Canadian-American Catholic priest based near Detroit. He was the founding p…

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Charles Edward Coughlin (October 25, 1891 – October 27, 1979), commonly known as Father Coughlin, was a Canadian-American Catholic priest based near Detroit. He was the founding priest of the National Shrine of the Little Flower. Dubbed "The Radio Priest " and considered a leading demagogue, he was one of the first political leaders to use radio to reach a mass audience. During the 1930s, when the U.S. population was about 120 million, an estimated 30 million listeners tuned in to his weekly broadcasts. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Coughlin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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  1. 1994
    FDR

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 1988
    American Experience

    TV show Self

  3. 1988
    The Radio Priest

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