Gordon MacRae

Gordon MacRae
MacRae in 1953
Born
Albert Gordon MacRae

(1921-03-12)March 12, 1921
DiedJanuary 24, 1986(1986-01-24) (aged 64)
Resting placeWyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Nebraska
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • TV and radio show host
Years active1939–1980
Spouses
(m. 1941; div. 1967)
Elizabeth Lambert Schrafft
(m. 1967)
Children5, including Heather and Meredith

Albert Gordon MacRae (March 12, 1921 – January 24, 1986) was an American actor, singer, and television and radio host. He appeared in the film versions of two Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, Oklahoma! (1955) and Carousel (1956), and played the leading man opposite Doris Day in On Moonlight Bay (1951) and sequel By The Light of the Silvery Moon (1953).[2]

  1. ^ Folkart, Burt A. (January 24, 1986). "Gordon MacRae, Star of 'Oklahoma,' Dies at 64". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. p. 268/9. ISBN 1-85227-937-0.