American baritone singer including on Broadway.
Born August 10, 1914 in Columbia, Missouri, USA.
Died June 07, 2010 in Agoura, California, USA.
He often did advertisements for Kent cigarettes in the 1950's & 1960's.
Growing up, Bob took speech lessons from his mother, then went on to major in music at the University of Missouri, and then went to New York City to round out his vocal studies. He played the lead there in "Make Mine Manhattan" and was then invited to take over the role vacated by Alfred Drake in "Kiss Me, Kate," and played 1000 performances in New York and in the national road company.
United States