Keefe Brasselle
Keefe Brasselle - actually John Brasselli - ( born February 7, 1923 in Elyria, Ohio; † 7 July 1981 in Downey, California ) was an American actor, film producer and author.
Life
Had its premiere Brasselle in a given by the U.S. government during World War II in order film titled USS VD: Ship of Shame should warn (1942 ), the young soldiers against venereal diseases. 1951 played Brasselle alongside Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor in the based on a story by Theodore Dreiser film drama A Place in the Sun a major role. In the 1952 released movie girls ahoy he put the song I Get a Funny Feeling before and in the 1955 movie musical underway Bring Your Smile Along the Italian Mother Song ( Mama Mia ) and the song Side By Side. Former, he sang along with Frankie Laine and Constance Towers, the latter with Frankie Laine alone. In the 1957 film drama underway west of Suez played Brasselle one of the main roles and led along with Arthur Crabtree also directed. For the television series The Cara Williams Show, he wrote the histories of two sequences, for another episode he served as a producer; as he also produced a series of television series Ship ahoy - From sea dogs and landlubbers. In the comedy film If You Do not Stop It ... You'll Go Blind! 1975 led Brasselle together with I. Robert Levy directed and starred himself
The 26th Annual Academy Awards 1954 Brasselle was among the presenters. Along with Marilyn Erskine, he handed the Oscar for "Best Animated Short Film" ( cartoon) and the " Best Short Film" ( 2 reels ) to Walt Disney as well as for the "Best Short Film" ( 1 roll of film ) Johnny Green.
A close friendship Brasselle with the president of CBS James Thomas Aubrey, Jr. Because of the establishment of its own production company within the CBS, which enabled Aubrey Brasselle, there was a lawsuit against both, which had been brought by shareholders of CBS. 1965, after a long court battle lost Aubrey his post of president. Brassille wrote in 1968 the book The Cannibals: A novel about television 's savage chieftains, which contained thinly-veiled allusions. In 1973 he wrote a sequel under the title The Barricudas in which he people from show business, with whom he had worked, attack, as well as the comedian Jack Benny.
Private
In his first marriage Brasselle was married from 1942 to 1956 with Norma Jean Aldrich, with whom he had a child. End of December 1956 married Brasselle the singer and actress Arlene DeMarco, which belonged to the time of his famous singing group "The Marco Sisters". From this marriage two children were born. Their daughter Melissa was also an actress. The marriage ended in divorce in 1967. Brass Elles granddaughter Hayley (* 1998), which comes from the marriage of his daughter, Melissa, with the Hollywood stuntman Robert Sanchez, also an actor has committed itself.
In 1961 it burned in a night club, the Brasselle belonged, with the suspicion of arson was in the room, as empty gas cans were found at the scene. Died in 1981, the actor at the age of 58 years due to a liver disease.