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He was a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] leading man best known for his leading roles in the original Broadway productions of such seminal American musicals as ''[[Babes in ''[[Oklahoma!]]'', and ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]''; also for playing the role of Marshall Blackstone in the original production of ''[[Babes in Arms]]'' (in which he sang the title song), and for playing the role of Hajj in ''[[Kismet (musical)|Kismet]]''. |
He was a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] leading man best known for his leading roles in the original Broadway productions of such seminal American musicals as ''[[Babes in ''[[Oklahoma!]]'', and ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]''; also for playing the role of Marshall Blackstone in the original production of ''[[Babes in Arms]]'' (in which he sang the title song), and for playing the role of Hajj in ''[[Kismet (musical)|Kismet]]''. |
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Drake was mostly a stage and television star; he starred in only one film |
Drake was mostly a stage and television star; he starred in only one film,''Tars and Spars'', but played supporting roles in others. His [[1964]] stage performance as Claudius in the [[Richard Burton]] ''[[Hamlet]]'' was filmed in live performance using a process called [[Electronovision]]. Today's audiences may remember him as the President of the Exchange, who eventually fires [[Don Ameche]] and [[Ralph Bellamy]] in the [[1983]] [[Eddie Murphy]]-[[Dan Ackroyd]] film ''[[Trading Places]]''. |
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Alfred Drake died of [[cancer]] on [[July 25]], [[1992]] in [[New York City]] at the age of 77. |
Alfred Drake died of [[cancer]] on [[July 25]], [[1992]] in [[New York City]] at the age of 77. |
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Revision as of 01:28, 12 July 2006
Alfred Drake was born Alfred Capurro in New York City of Italian extraction on October 7, 1914.
He was a Broadway leading man best known for his leading roles in the original Broadway productions of such seminal American musicals as [[Babes in Oklahoma!, and Kiss Me, Kate; also for playing the role of Marshall Blackstone in the original production of Babes in Arms (in which he sang the title song), and for playing the role of Hajj in Kismet.
Drake was mostly a stage and television star; he starred in only one film,Tars and Spars, but played supporting roles in others. His 1964 stage performance as Claudius in the Richard Burton Hamlet was filmed in live performance using a process called Electronovision. Today's audiences may remember him as the President of the Exchange, who eventually fires Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy in the 1983 Eddie Murphy-Dan Ackroyd film Trading Places.
Alfred Drake died of cancer on July 25, 1992 in New York City at the age of 77.
Broadway musical credits
- 1936 - White Horse Inn chorus
- 1937 - Babes in Arms as Marshall Blackstone
- 1938 - The Two Bouquets as Albert Porter
- 1944 - Sing Out, Sweet Land as Barnaby Goodchild
- 1946 - The Beggar's Holiday as Macheath
- 1947 - The Cradle Will Rock replacement in the part of Larry Foreman
- 1948 - Kiss Me, Kate as Fred Graham
Musical film credit
- 1946 - Tars and Spars as Howard Young
External links
Alfred Drake at IMDb
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