Gordon MacRae
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| Known for: |
Oklahoma!, Carousel, Tea for Two |
| Birth name: |
Albert Gordon MacRae |
| Birthday: |
12 March 1921,
East Orange, New Jersey, USA |
Trivia

The father of actresses
Meredith MacRae and
Heather MacRae.

Ex-father-in-law of
Greg Mullavy.

Suffered a stroke in 1982 but managed to tour occasionally upon his recovery. In the fall of 1985, however, he underwent a carotid artery. At that time he was diagnosed with cancer and was forced to retire completely.

Was supposed to co-star with
Judy Holliday in the original Broadway musical production of "Bells Are Ringing" in 1956. There were contractual problems, however, and he was replaced by
Sydney Chaplin.

In high school (Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts) he was quite athletic, participating in football, hockey, swimming, baseball, basketball, track, and lacrosse. The National Rifle Association awarded him a marksmanship medal.

At age 11 he was an emcee for a local radio station.

At age 19, he won a talent contest sponsored by Picture Magazaine, earning a two-week engagement at the New York World's Fair Outdoor Dancing Pavilion singing for
Harry James and
Les Brown.

Had four children: Meredith (born 1944); Heather (1946); William Gordon (1948) and Robert Bruce (1954).

Some of his bigger songs with Capitol Records were "A Fellow Needs a Girl" and "Body and Soul."
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