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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! and Kiss Me, Kate and for playing Marshall Blackstone in the original production of Babes in Arms, (in which he sang the title song) and Hajj in ...
Alfred George Drake VC (10 December 1893 – 23 November 1915) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Drake was born in December 1893 in Mile End, Stepney, London to Robert and Mary Ann Drake. [1]
Alfred Drake as Hajj, 1954. Kismet premiered in Los Angeles and then moved to San Francisco in the summer and autumn of 1953. [8] A successful change during the tryouts was to transform the character of Hajj from being merely a beggar to also being a poet. [3] Charles Lederer became producer as well as book writer. [8]
Tars and Spars is a 1946 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Alfred Drake, Janet Blair, and Marc Platt. Plot
"How High the Moon" is a jazz standard with lyrics by Nancy Hamilton and music by Morgan Lewis. It was first featured in the 1940 Broadway revue Two for the Show, where it was sung by Alfred Drake and Frances Comstock. [1]
Tom Drake (born Alfred Sinclair Alderdice; [1] August 5, 1918 – August 11, 1982) was an American actor. Drake made films starting in 1940 and continuing until the mid-1970s, and also made TV acting appearances.
The cast included Roderick Cook, Alfred Drake, Larry Fuller, Christopher Hewett, Joan Weldon, and Lee Venora. Drake was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, and the show was nominated for Best Conductor and Musical Director. An original cast recording was released by Columbia Records. This album is one of the most valuable ...
Abraham Drake (1715–1781), American military officer; Alexander Drake (disambiguation), multiple people Alfred Drake (1914–1992), American actor; Alfred George Drake (1894–1915), British soldier