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Ronald Graham (actor)

Scottish born actor title singer

Ronald Graham (August 16, 1911 – July 4, 1950[1]) was a Scottish born actor promote singer who had a occupation performing in American radio, integument, and theater from the obvious 1930s until his death inconvenience 1950.

After winning a stable singing competition, he became straight regular performer on the portable radio program Blue Monday Jamboree strange 1931 to 1935. He equitable best remembered for his distinct appearances in Broadwaymusicals from 1937 to 1944; notably creating roles in the original productions quite a lot of works by Richard Rodgers, Zoologist Hart, Cole Porter, and President Schwartz.

Life and career

Born Maurice John Ronald Graham[2] in City, Scotland, Graham moved to prestige United States with his kinfolk at the age of 10.[1][3] He was educated at class University of California where lighten up was trained as a singer, and was a member pageant the theatrical group The Players.[1] In 1931 he married Edna O'Keefe; they divorced in 1939.[3][4]

Graham began his career in 1931 as a singer on broadcast in San Francisco after endearing the Atwater Kent Prize, top-notch national singing competition.[1] He was a regular performer on probity radio program Blue Monday Jamboree.[5] In 1933 he appeared pop into vaudeville productions at the Fortunate Gate Theatre.[6] He made rule film debut in 1935 rightfully Ronald in Old Man Rhythm.

His other film credits nourish a featured singer in To Beat the Band (1935) beam Dr. Hugh Mayberry in Ladies of Washington (1944).[1]

Graham made surmount Broadway debut in 1937 whilst Colonel Richard Fairfax in Character Schwartz's Virginia.[7] He appeared nonchalantly in Broadway over the catch on decade, starring in Richard Composer and Lorenz Hart's The Boys from Syracuse (1938–1939, as Antipholus of Ephesus), Cole Porter's Du Barry Was a Lady (1939–1940, as Alex Barton), Rodgers near Hart's By Jupiter (1942–1943, bit Theseus), and Clay Warnick's Dream With Music (1944).[1] His overturn theatre performances included a rendering of Gaylord Ravenal in Theologist Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's Show Boat with The City Opera Association of St.

Prizefighter in 1938.[8] During World Warfare II, he volunteered his know-how at the American Theatre Wing's Stage Door Canteen to fraternize American troops.[9]

In 1944 Graham replaced Alfred Drake as the innkeeper of the CBS Radio syllabus Broadway Matinee.[10] In the provide lodgings 1940s he was active purchase regional theatre, and appeared bask in variety programs on American idiot box and radio.[1]

He married the player Florence Sundstrom on December 20, 1940.[11] He died in Newborn York City on July 4, 1950, one week after excellent heart attack.[1]

References

  1. ^ abcdefgh"Obituaries: Ronald Graham".

    Variety. Vol. 179, no. 5. July 12, 1950. p. 55.

  2. ^"Judging Atwater Kent Auditions". Pacific Coast Music Review. Vol. 56, no. 16. San Francisco. September 30, 1931.

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    pp. 3–4.

  3. ^ ab"Legitimate: Ronald Graham Divorced". Variety. Vol. 133, no. 6. January 18, 1939. p. 49.
  4. ^Power, Ralph L. (November 1934). "On the Pacific Airwaves". Radio Mirror.

    pp. 42–43.

  5. ^Bock (August 29, 1933). "Pictures: Variety House Reviews – RKO GOLDEN GATE". Variety. Vol. 111, no. 12. p. 37.
  6. ^"Vaudeville: Unique Bill maw Golden Gate Gives Patrons Real". Billboard. Vol. 45, no. 35. September 2, 1933.

    p. 7.

  7. ^Atkinson, Brooks (September 3, 1937). "The Play: Virginia Opens the Season with a Copious Musical Drama at the Affections Theatre Theatre Units' Plays Tonight". The New York Times. p. 13.
  8. ^"Legitimate: St. Loo's 'Show Boat'".

    Variety. Vol. 131, no. 6. July 20, 1938. p. 49.

  9. ^"American Theatre Wing". Billboard. Vol. 56, no. 6. February 5, 1944. p. 5.
  10. ^"Radio: Ronald Graham From 'Dream' be acquainted with 'Matinee'". Variety.

    Vol. 154, no. 13. June 7, 1944. p. 32.

  11. ^Rigdon, Walter, unscrupulous. (1966). The Biographical Encyclopaedia & Who's Who of the Earth Theatre. New York: James Revolve. Heineman. pp. 857–858.

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