Alfred Drake

Alfred Drake October 7 1914 July 25 1992 was an American actor and singer Born as Alfred Capurro in New York City the son of parents emigrated from Recco Genoa Drake began his Broadway career while still a student at Brooklyn College He is best known for his leading roles in the original Broadway productions of Oklahoma Kiss Me Kate Kismet and for playing Marshall Blackstone in the original production of Babes in Arms in which he sang the title song and Hajj in Kismet for which he received the Tony Award He was also a prolific Shakespearean notably starring as Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing opposite Katharine Hepburn From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia