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Alfred Drake (October 7, 1914 - July 25, 1992) was an American actor and singer. ==Biography== 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. Drake was mostly a stage and television star; he starred in only one film, ''Tars and Spars'', but played several roles on television. His first musical television appearance was as Captain Dick Warrington in the January 15, 1955, live telecast of the operetta ''Naughty Marietta''. His 1964 stage performance as Claudius in the Richard Burton ''Hamlet'' was filmed live on the stage of the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, using a "quickie" process called Electronovision, and shown in movie theatres in a very limited engagement. It was also recorded on LP. He played the President of the Stock Exchange in the 1983 Eddie Murphy-Dan Aykroyd film ''Trading Places''. His final stage appearance in a musical was in 1973 as Honore LaChaisse in Lerner and Loewe's ''Gigi''. Two years later he starred in a revival of ''The Skin of Our Teeth''. As a director he staged the 1974 premiere of ''The Royal Rape of Ruari Macasmunde'' at the Virginia Museum Theater. He was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1981.〔("26 Elected to the Theater Hall of Fame", ) ''The New York Times'', March 3, 1981.〕 He was also a published author - writing at least a few plays: ''Dr. Willy Nilly'', an adaptation of Molière's ''The Doctor in Spite of Himself'', an adaptation of Goldoni's ''The Liar'', and even at least one book on cards (specifically Gin Rummy).〔''Anyone Can Win at Gin Rummy and Canasta'' by Alfred Drake (c) 1949 Avon Books.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alfred Drake」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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