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Image info
| Artist | NBC Radio |
|---|---|
| Credit | eBay item photo front photo back |
| License | pd |
| Desc | Photo of singer/actor Gordon MacRae when he was the host of the radio program The Railroad Hour. |
| Usage | Public domain |
American actor, singer
Gordon MacRae is ...
Dead
| Born | 12 March 1921 in East Orange |
|---|---|
| Died | 24 January 1986 in William Jennings Bryan House |
| Age | 64 years, 10 months |
| Cause | oral cavity cancer |
| Sex or gender | male |
|---|---|
| Country of citizenship | United States of America |
| Manner of death | natural causes |
| Spouse | Sheila MacRae |
| Child | Meredith MacRae |
| Occupation | actor, singer, stage actor and film actor |
About Gordon MacRae
Albert Gordon MacRae (March 12, 1921 – January 24, 1986) was an American actor and singer, best known for his appearances in the film versions of two Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, Oklahoma! (1955) and Carousel (1956), and playing Bill Sherman in On Moonlight Bay (1951) and By The Light of the Silvery Moon (1953).
About Death
MacRae suffered from cancer of the mouth and jaw, but ultimately died in 1986 of pneumonia, at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska, aged 64.
Films - which cast members have died?
Gordon MacRae has been a part of these films.
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Carousel
1956 film by Henry King
Oklahoma!
1955 film by Fred Zinnemann
Backfire
1950 film by Vincent Sherman
Starlift
1951 film by Roy Del Ruth
The West Point Story
1950 film by Roy Del Ruth
Tea for Two
1950 film by David Butler
The Best Things in Life Are Free
1956 film by Michael Curtiz
The Big Punch
1948 film by Sherry Shourds
Three Sailors and a Girl
1953 film by Roy Del Ruth
Look for the Silver Lining
1950 film by David Butler
The Desert Song
1953 film by H. Bruce Humberstone
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1950 film by David Butler
On Moonlight Bay
1951 film by Roy Del Ruth
Return of the Frontiersman
1950 film by Richard L. Bare
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953 film by David Butler
About Face
1952 film by Roy Del Ruth
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