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Actress, Alfred Drake, was born Alfred Capurro on Oct 7, 1914 in The Bronx, NY. Drake died at the age of 77 on Jul 25, 1992 in New York City, NY .

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Brother of Metropolitan Opera baritone Arthur Kent.

Created the roles of Curley in "Oklahoma", Fred in "Kiss Me Kate" and the Beggar Poet in "Kismet" in the original Broadway productions.

He was first choice for the role of the King in the original 1951 Broadway production of "The King and I", but turned down the role because of a full schedule. This was before Yul Brynner auditioned and was immediately selected for the role.

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