Albert Gordon MacRae
| Sign | Pisces |
| Born | Mar 12, 1921 East Orange, NJ |
| Died | Jan 24, 1986 Lincoln, NE |
| Age | Died at 64 |
Gordon MacRae | |
| Job | Actor |
| Top Roles | William 'Bill' Sherman, B.G. 'Buddy' De Sylva, Jimmy Smith, Curly, Billy Bigelow |
| Top Genres | Musical, Comedy, Romance, Drama, Film Adaptation, Biographical |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Show Business, Broadway |
| Top Collaborators | Doris Day, Roy Del Ruth (Director), Gene Nelson, David Butler (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Liza Minnelli, Florence Lee, Frank Overton see more.. |
Gordon MacRae Overview:
Legendary actor, Gordon MacRae, was born Albert Gordon MacRae on Mar 12, 1921 in East Orange, NJ. MacRae died at the age of 64 on Jan 24, 1986 in Lincoln, NE .
MINI BIO:
Brown-haired, chubby-cheeked American singer who played bright-eyed young hopefuls opposite Doris Day in some sparkling family musicals during a five-year Warner contract, then won the leading roles in two big musicals from stage successes. Left films for nightclub work when the demand for musicals vanished. At one time an alcoholic, MacRae became Chairman of the National Council of Alcoholism three years before his death from cancer of the mouth and jaw. The actresses Meredith MacRae (1946-2000) and Heather MacRae (1946-) are his daughters. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Radio. MacRae was never nominated for an Academy Award.
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Gordon MacRae Quotes:
Billy Bigelow:
[to the Heavenly Friend] Well, now ain't that just dandy! Here you take the trouble to tell me there's trouble down there but you don't even know what kind of trouble it is!
Curly: If she liked me any more, she'd sic the dogs on me.
Marjorie Winfield: Bill, it's so difficult for me to ask you to understand, but... Why I can't possibly think of marrying you right now. And I can't tell you why.
Bill Sherman: What do you mean you can't tell me? Why, I'm almost your husband! At least, I thought I was.
Marjorie Winfield: You will be. Someday. But for now Bill, couldn't you please be sweet and understanding?
Bill Sherman: But I don't want to be sweet and understanding! I want to be a husband!
Marjorie Winfield: Bill...
Bill Sherman: It never entered my mind, Marjorie, that you ever had any doubt about your feelings towards me. But now everything's quite obvious. You're not even sure I'm the man you want to marry!
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Curly: If she liked me any more, she'd sic the dogs on me.
Marjorie Winfield: Bill, it's so difficult for me to ask you to understand, but... Why I can't possibly think of marrying you right now. And I can't tell you why.
Bill Sherman: What do you mean you can't tell me? Why, I'm almost your husband! At least, I thought I was.
Marjorie Winfield: You will be. Someday. But for now Bill, couldn't you please be sweet and understanding?
Bill Sherman: But I don't want to be sweet and understanding! I want to be a husband!
Marjorie Winfield: Bill...
Bill Sherman: It never entered my mind, Marjorie, that you ever had any doubt about your feelings towards me. But now everything's quite obvious. You're not even sure I'm the man you want to marry!
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