Gordon MacRae

Albert Gordon MacRae ( born March 12, 1921 in East Orange / New Jersey; † January 24, 1986 in Lincoln / Nebraska) was an American singer and actor.

MacRae was active in his high school days as a singer and actor in the drama club of his school and learned piano, clarinet and saxophone. Nineteen year he took part in a singing contest and won a two-week engagement at The World 's Fair in New York, where he performed with the bands of Harry James and Les Brown. From 1940 to 1942 he was a singer in Horace Heidts band. There followed a two-year period of service as a navigator in the Army Air Corps.

After the war, MacRae debuted on Broadway in the show Junior Miss. In 1946, he appeared in Ray Bolger's Broadway revue Three To Make Ready, which earned him a contract with the label, Capitol Records, where he remained connected for twenty years. In 1948, he launched the radio show, The Railroad Hour, which first ran on NBC at ABC and then to 1954. Also in 1948 he signed a contract with Warner Brothers and debuted alongside Lois Maxwell in the film The Big Punch.

There followed a series of musicals (including star of Broadway with June Haver and Ray Bolger ) and five films with Doris Day (including Glamorous Woman, 1950). Mid-1950s emerged MacRaes best films: Oklahoma (1955) and Carousel (1956 ), both written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II In both films, he has performed with the newcomer Shirley Jones..

Even at this time, MacRaes alcohol problems became noticeable, yet it took more albums as a singer, and appeared on TV shows. In 1978 he had to cancel a concert because he could not remember the lyrics of his songs. In 1979 he made ​​his last film appearance in The Pilot with Cliff Robertson. In 1982 he suffered a stroke. Even after he stepped on yet, as far as his health permitted. In 1986, he died of cancer.

Gordon MacRae was in his first marriage to actress Sheila MacRae (1921-2014) married. He often performed together with her and also recorded an album with her. Her daughters Meredith MacRae and Heather were also known as actresses.

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  • Gordon MacRae at the Internet Movie Database (English)
  • Pat Fullerton - Gordon McRae
  • Singer
  • Actor
  • Americans
  • Born 1921
  • Died in 1986
  • Man
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