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- Anyone Can Win at Gin Rummy and Canast
- Anyone can win at gin rummy and canasta (Avon publications)
- Anyone can win at gin rummy and canasta
- The ignition engine, invented and patented by Alfred Drake, M.D
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Alfred Drake (October 7, 1914 - July 25, 1992) was an American actor and singer. Born as Alfred Capurro in New York City, the son of parents emigrated from Recco, Genoa, Drake began his Broadway career while still a student at Brooklyn College. He is best known for his leading roles in the original Broadway productions of Oklahoma!; Kiss Me, Kate; Kismet; and for playing Marshall Blackstone in…
Known for
- Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards — Fred Graham / Petruchio (seg. "Kiss Me, Kate") (archive footage)2005
- You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story — Self1990
- The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus — The Great Ak (voice)1985
- Trading Places — President of Exchange1983
- Night of 100 Stars — Self1982
- Visit From a Dead Man — Fred Carter1975
- Your Money or Your Wife — Self1972
- Carolina — Narrator1972
- Hamlet — Claudius1964
- The Bell Telephone Hour — Self1959
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Canada
- Active from
- 1986-10-24
Discography
- Thank Me Later2010
- Take Care2011
- Nothing Was the Same2013
- Views2016
- Scorpion2018
- Certified Lover Boy2021
- Honestly, Nevermind2022
- Her Loss2022
- For All the Dogs2023
- $ome $exy $ongs 4 U2025
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- Listeners
- 8,879
- Total plays
- 35,961
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Alfred Drake (1914-1992) created some of the great roles on Broadway - Curly, in "Oklahoma," Fred Graham, in "Kiss Me, Kate," and the Poet in Kismet, to name a few. He was actually offered the title role in "Billy Budd" at the Metropolitan Opera, because of his magnificent baritone (tenor?), but his Broadway career was doing too well to give it up. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Alfred+Drake">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alfred
- Family name
- Drake
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- theatrical director
- Educated at
- Brooklyn College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Alfred Drake.jpg
- Residence
- New York City
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- date of birth
- 1914-10-07
- date of death
- 1992-07-25
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
- cause of death
- heart failure
- Commons category
- Alfred Drake
- birth name
- Alfred Capurro
- member of
- American Theatre Hall of Fame
- manner of death
- natural causes
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