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Robert Alda
Alda in 1976
Born
Alfonso Giuseppe Giovanni Roberto D'Abruzzo

(1914-02-26)February 26, 1914
DiedMay 3, 1986(1986-05-03) (aged 72)
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, USA
Occupation(s)Actor
singer
dancer
Years active1935–1984
Spouses
  • Joan Browne
    (m. 1932; div. 1946)
  • Flora Marino
    (m. 1955)
Children
RelativesBeatrice Alda (granddaughter), Arlene Alda (daughter-in-law)
Photo of a Chicago streetscape taken by Stanley Kubrick Look magazine, 1949, from State/Lake station
People arriving at the Chicago Theatre for a show starring, in person, Jack Carson, Marion Hutton, and Robert Alda, taken by Stanley Kubrick for Look magazine, 1949

Robert Alda (born Alfonso Giuseppe Giovanni Roberto D'Abruzzo; February 26, 1914 – May 3, 1986) was an Italian-American theatrical and film actor, a singer, and a dancer. He was the father of actors Alan and Antony Alda. Alda was featured in a number of Broadway productions, then moved to Italy during the early 1960s. He appeared in many European films over the next two decades, occasionally returning to the U.S. for film appearances such as The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1969).

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Early life

Alda, an American of Italian descent, was born Alfonso Giuseppe Giovanni Roberto D'Abruzzo in New York City, the son of Frances (née Tumillo) and Antonio D'Abruzzo, a barber born in Sant'Agata de' Goti, Benevento, Campania, Italy. D'Abruzzo is a toponymic surname. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York in 1930.

Career

He began his performing career as a singer and dancer in vaudeville after winning a talent contest, and moved on to burlesque.[1]

In 1949, as part of the Jack Carson's radio program, Alda toured with Jack Carson and Marion Hutton.[2]

Alda is known for portraying George Gershwin in the biographical film Rhapsody in Blue (1945) as well as the talent agent in the Douglas Sirk classic Imitation of Life (1959). On Broadway, he originated the role of Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls (1950), for which he won a Tony Award, and starred in What Makes Sammy Run? (1964). He was also the host of the DuMont TV version of the game show What's Your Bid? (May–June 1953).

In the mid-1950s, Alda starred as espionage agent Colonel Bill Morgan in the syndicated TV series Secret Files USA, the episodes of which were based on stories from American intelligence services.[3] He was host of the TV game show Can Do in 1956.[4]

Alda made two guest appearances with his son Alan on M*A*S*H, in the episodes "The Consultant" (January 1975) and "Lend a Hand" (February 1980). The latter episode also featured Antony Alda, his younger son by his second wife.

Alda appeared in an episode of The Feather and Father Gang in 1977.

Personal life

Alda's first wife, and mother of actor Alan Alda, Joan Browne, was a homemaker and former beauty pageant winner. They divorced in 1946.[5] Alda was married to his second wife and mother of Antony, Flora Marino, an Italian actress whom he met in Rome, until his death.[citation needed]

Death

Alda died on May 3, 1986, aged 72, after a long illness following a stroke.[6] He is buried in the Garden of Ascension lot 9101 Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, California.[7]

Window Card Poster from 1950 original Broadway production of Guys and Dolls

Theater credits

Selected filmography

Alda in the trailer for Rhapsody in Blue in 1945

See also

References

  1. ^ Strait, Raymond (1983). Alan Alda: A Biography. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 7–9. ISBN 0-312-01703-0.
  2. ^ "Marion Hutton". BandChirps. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "Film Digest" (PDF). Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. March 21, 1954. p. 48. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  4. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (June 24, 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  5. ^ Alda, Alan. "Alan Alda TV Legends Interview, Part I (13:25–14:30)". Archive of American Television. Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  6. ^ "The Lewiston Journal - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  7. ^ Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-4766-2599-7. Retrieved January 22, 2021.

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