Gordon Heath

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Gordon Heath (born September 20, 1918 in New York City , † August 27, 1991 in Paris ) was an American actor .

Life

From 1937 to 1981 Heath worked as a theater and film actor in the United States. He was seen in various theater and film roles. His longtime partner was Alain Woisson.

In the play " Deep Are the Roots, " written by Arnaud d'Usseau and James Gow and directed by Elia Kazan , Heath played a young black lieutenant returning to the southern states from World War II .

With the French actor Lee Payant , he opened a nightclub ( L'Abbaye ) in Paris in 1949 , where they performed together as musicians for over 30 years. In 1955, Heath and Payant released a recording of the folk song Scarborough Fair on their album Encores From The Abbaye , which was based on a printed sheet music edition by the English song collector and music scholar Frank Kidson (1891).

Filmography (selection)

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Works (selection)

  • Autobiography, "Deep are the Roots: Memoirs of a Black Expatriate," University of Massachusetts Press, 1991
  • 1954: Gordon Heath and Lee Payant: Sing Songs of the Abbaye - Elektra
  • 1955: Gordon Heath and Lee Payant: Sing Encores from the Abbaye - Elektra
  • 1957: An Evening at L'Abbaye - Elektra

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ New York Times: Gordon Heath, 72; Co-Starred on Play 'Dweep Are the Roots' , August 31, 1991
  2. ^ New York Times: Gordon Heath, 72; Co-Starred on Play 'Dweep Are the Roots' , August 31, 1991
  3. ^ New York Times: Gordon Heath, 72; Co-Starred on Play 'Dweep Are the Roots' , August 31, 1991
personal data
SURNAME Heath, Gordon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American theater and film actor
DATE OF BIRTH September 20, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH August 27, 1991
Place of death Paris