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Robert Preston
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American actor and singer (1918–1987)
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Robert Preston Meservey was an American stage, film, and television actor and singer. Born in Massachusetts in 1918, he began his work period in 1938. He participated in World War II and was a male citizen of the United States who spoke English.
Preston received the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. His notable works include the Western genre, and he is associated with tags such as Broadway, jazz, and soundtrack. He was married to Catherine Craig.
He died of lung cancer, a natural cause, in Montecito in 1987. While some sources list him as an author with works such as *History of the Monetary Legislation* and *Question Everything*, other data attributes him to a musical group with genres including German audiobooks. He has been referenced by 512 other encyclopedia articles.
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Film & TV
Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, USA
Robert Preston (June 8, 1918 – March 21, 1987) was an American stage and film actor and singer, best known for his collaboration with composer Meredith Willson and originating the role of Professor Harold Hill in the 1957 musical The Music Man and the 1962 film adaptation; the film earned him his first of two Golden Globe Award nominations. Preston collaborated twice with filmmaker Blake Edwards,…
Known for
- Disclosure — Carole 'Toddy' Todd (archive footage)2020
- Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do — Self (archive footage)2015
- Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade — Self (archive footage)2004
- Broadway's Lost Treasures — Harold Hill (segment "The Music Man")2003
- The World of Hammer — Self (archive footage)1994
- Outrage! — Dennis Riordan1986
- Night of 100 Stars II — Self1985
- Finnegan Begin Again — Mike Finnegan1985
- The Last Starfighter — Centauri1984
- Going Hollywood: The '30s — Self - Host1984
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1918
- Active to
- 1987
Discography
- Chicken Fat1961
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 34,297
- Total plays
- 253,805
Tags
Robert Preston Meservey was born on June 8, 1918 and died March 21, 1987. Preston appeared in many Hollywood films, predominantly Westerns, but is probably best remembered for his portrayal of "Professor" Harold Hill in Meredith Willson's musical The Music Man (1962). He won a Tony Award for his performance in the original Broadway production (1957). In 1965 he was the male part of a duo-lead musical, "I Do! I Do!" with Mary Martin and in 1974, he <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Robert+Prest
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Massachusetts
- Place of death
- Montecito
- Spouse
- Catherine Craig
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- Western
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Robert Preston-publicity.jpg
Show 8 more facts
- date of birth
- 1918-06-08
- date of death
- 1987-03-21
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Robert Preston
- name in native language
- Robert Preston Meservey
- start of work period
- 1938-00-00
Sources (7)
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