1983Nominee
Best Performance
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Alfred Drake
Actor
New York City, New York, USA
October 7, 1914
Biography
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 the original production of Babes in Arms, (in which he sang the title song) and Hajj in Kismet, for which he received the Tony Award. He was also a prolific Shakespearean, notably starring as Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing opposite Katharine Hepburn. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2005Nominee
Best Performance
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
1964Nominee
Best Performance
Hamlet
Career Highlights
1948Highlight
Best Performance
Strange Victory
1982Highlight
Best Performance
Night of 100 Stars
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