Gordon MacRae

Albert Gordon MacRae, known professionally as Gordon MacRae, was born on 12 March 1921 in East Orange, New Jersey. He began his career as a baritone singer and actor, winning a competition that allowed him to sing at the 1939 New York World's Fair with the Harry James and Les Brown orchestras. He stepped out on Broadway in 1942 and signed his first recording contract shortly afterwards. In 1947, he inked a deal with Warner Bros., leading to his film debut in The Big Punch (1948). He starred in several notable films, including Oklahoma! (1955) and Carousel (1956), both adaptations of Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals. He also appeared in On Moonlight Bay (1951) and its sequel, By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953), opposite Doris Day. He hosted The Gordon MacRae Show on NBC in 1956 and appeared in later film roles such as Zero to Sixty (1978) and The Pilot (1980). He passed away on 24 January 1986 in Lincoln, Nebraska.