Description: Alfred Drake & Shirley Bell SIGNED 4x4 Autograph Paper in very good condition .............Signed "Alfred Drake".........otherside "Shirley Bell"He was an American actor and singer. 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. Drake was mostly a stage and television star; he starred in only one film, Tars and Spars, but played several roles on television. His first musical television appearance was as Captain Dick Warrington in the January 15, 1955 live telecast of the operetta "Naughty Marietta". His 1964 stage performance as Claudius in the Richard Burton Hamlet was filmed live on the stage of the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, using a "quickie" process called Electronovision, and shown in movie theatres in a very limited engagement. It was also recorded on LP. He played the President of the Stock Exchange in the 1983 Eddie Murphy-Dan Aykroyd film, Trading Places. His final stage appearance in a musical was in 1973 as Honore LaChaisse in Lerner and Loewe's Gigi. Two years later he starred in a revival of The Skin of Our Teeth. He was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1981. He was also a published author - writing at least a few plays: "Dr. Willy Nilly", an adaptation of Molnar's "A Doctor in Spite of Himself", an adaptation of Goldoni's "The Liar", and even at least one book on cards (specifically Gin Rummy). Shirley Bell was a radio actress. A child star of the 1930s, she is remembered as the title Little Orphan Annie in the popular radio series of that name. Also listed Johnny Weissmuller SIGNED, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Taylor SIGNED, Joan Crawford SIGNED, Hedy Lamarr, Ginger Rogers SIGNED & other Hollywood Items!! Thanks for looking and happy bidding Combine postage offered on all items
Price: 39 USD
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
End Time: 2024-02-29T22:44:30.000Z
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