Kirby Grant

Biography

Kirby Grant was a child prodigy violinist who went on to become an accomplished singer and bandleader. He won a movie contract through the Gateway to Hollywood talent-search contest in 1939, initially using the pseudonym "Robert Stanton" before adopting his real name professionally. Grant is best known for starring as Rod Webb in the Western-themed adventure television series Sky King from 1949 to 1954.