Albert Gordon MacRae

(1921-1986) lived in Lincoln. Singer, actor, known for successful career from 1940 to 1981 in films, radio, television, recordings, and nightclubs, he was a popular singer of several hit songs, sometimes with Jo Stafford, achieving some 25 albums by Capitol Records from 1947 to 1965; appeared in 17 films, notably as singing star of Oklahoma! and Carousel in the mid-1950s, and performed as host or star of several television productions, including his own show. Consult Omaha World Herald, June 14, 1981, p. A-3 and New York Times obituary, January 25, 1986, p. 11 and Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television, Vol 3 (Gale, 1986) 256 and Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 3rd ed, Vol 5 (MUZE UK Ltd, 1998) 3396 and American National Biography, Vol 14 (1999) 287-288.

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