Alfred Drake
New York City, New York, USA
Born: 1914-10-07Died: 1992-07-25
Alfred Capurro
Biography:
Alfred Drake (October 7, 1914 - July 25, 1992) was an American actor and singer. Born as Alfred Capurro in New York City, the son of parents emigrated from Recco, Genoa, Drake began his Broadway career while still a student at Brooklyn College. He is best known for his leading roles in the original Broadway productions of Oklahoma!; Kiss Me, Kate; Kismet; and for playing Marshall Blackstone in the original production of Babes in Arms, (in which he sang the title song) and Hajj in Kismet, for which he received the Tony Award. He was also a prolific Shakespearean, notably starring as Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing opposite Katharine Hepburn. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Credits
Naughty Marietta | Capt. Dick Warrington | 2003-01-01 |
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards | Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage) | 2005-08-07 |
Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | Claudius | 1964-09-23 |
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story | Self | 1990-07-23 |
Diary of a Sergeant | Harold Russell (voice) (uncredited) | 1945-07-01 |
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