Robert Alda

Robert Alda ( Alfonso Giuseppe Giovanni Roberto D' actually Abruzzo; born February 26, 1914 in New York City; † 3 May 1986 as Los Angeles ) was an American actor.

His stage name Alda is composed of each of the first two letters of his first given name and the surname. He is the father of actor Alan Alda and Anthony Alda.

Life

Alda was born to Italian -born parents - Born in New York - Anthony and Frances T. D'Abruzzo. He made in 1930 graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York and began a career as a vaudeville singer and dancer after winning a talent contest.

He became known in 1945 through the embodiment of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue in the movie. More successes came on Broadway, for example, 1950 in Guys and Dolls, for which he received a Tony Award and 1964 in What Makes Sammy Run?

In the early 60s Alda moved to Italy and played in the next two decades successfully in various European film productions. Occasionally, he returned to the U.S., where he among other things, 1969 appeared in the film The Girl Who Knew Too Much.

His first wife, Joan Brown, a former showgirl and Miss New York Alda married in 1932; she became the mother of his son Alan. a few years later, the marriage ended in divorce. With his second wife, Flora Martino, mother of his younger son Anthony Alda, he remained throughout his life married.

His son Alan is best known for the television series M * A * S * H, in which Robert Alda himself also had two guest appearances. With the appearance in the episode Lend A Hand was also his younger son Anthony Alda of the party.

Alda died on 3 May 1986, in a heart attack, he was 72 years old.

Filmography (selection)

Performances on Broadway (selection)

  • The Front Page 1969-1970
  • My Daughter, Your Son 1969-1969
  • What Makes Sammy Run? 1964-1965
  • Harbor Lights 1956
  • Guys and Dolls 1950-1953
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