Howard Strickling (September 25, 1896 " July 16, 1982) served as head of publicity for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pictures from the late 1920s into the early 1950s.
He was born in West Virginia; Strickling was in charge of the publicity surrounding MGM's films, and the studio's stars for what most film buffs consider the heyday of the company. He was also the voice-over announcer on several trailers for famous MGM films including Gone with the Wind, and all three theatrical releases of The Wizard of Oz (1939, 1949, and 1955).