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John Raitt Biography (1917-)

Born January 19, 1917, in Santa Ana, CA; son of Archie John and Stella Eulalie (Walton) Raitt; married Marjorie Geraldine Haydock (marriage ended); married Kathy Landry. Addresses: OFFICE--c/o James Fitzgerald Enterprises Inc., 1061 Ravoli Drive, Pacific Palisades, CA, 90272.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

January 19, 1917

Santa Ana, California, United States

Famous Works

• Credits
• BROADWAY DEBUT--Billy Bigelow, Carousel, Majestic Theatre, 1945.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Chorus, H.M.S. Pinafore, Los Angeles Civic Light Opera Company, Curran Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1940.
• Figaro, Count Almaviva, The Barber of Seville (opera), Escamillo, Carmen(opera), all Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA, 1941.
• Curly, Oklahoma, Erlanger Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1944.
• Pedro, Magdalena, Ziegfeld Theatre, New York City, 1948.
• Robert, New Moon, Creek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 1949.
• Jamie McRuin, Three Wishes for Jamie, Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1952.
• duke, Carnival in Flanders, Century Theatre, New York City, 1953.
• Sid Sorokin, The Pajama Game, St. James Theatre, New York City, 1954, then Stadium Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1957, later St. Paul Civic Opera, St. Paul, MN, 1964.
• Billy Bigelow, Carousel, Curran Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1963, then State Theatre, New York City, 1965, later Music Theatre, Houston, TX, 1967.
• Shade Motley, A Joyful Noise, Mark Hellinger Theatre, 1966.
• title role, Zorba, Westbury Music Fair, Long Island, NY, 1970.
• Billy Bigelow, Carousel, Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto, ON, Canada, 1972.
• Also appeared as Frank Butler, Annie Get Your Gun, San Francisco then LosAngeles, CA, 1957; in A Musical Jubilee, St. James Theatre, 1975.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Destry, Destry Rides Again, Billy Bigelow, Carousel, Curley, Oklahoma, U.S. cities, all 1960.
• Sid Sorokin, The Pajama Game, Curley, Oklahoma, Billy Bigelow, Carousel,U.S. cities, all 1961.
• Curly, Oklahoma, U.S. cities, 1964.
• Sid Sorokin, The Pajama Game, Billy Bigelow, Carousel, U.S. cities, both1965.
• Dr. Mark Buckner, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, U.S. cities, 1967-68.
• Hajj, Kismet, U.S. cities, 1971.
• Edward Rutledge, 1776, U.S. cities, 1973.
• Charlie Anderson, Shenandoah, U.S. cities, 1976.
• Don Quixote, Man of La Mancha, U.S. cities, 1978.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• The Pajama Game, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957.
• Also appeared in Flight Command, 1940; Ziegfeld Girl, 1941.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
• Host, The Chevy Show, CBS, 1958-59.
• Credits; SPECIALS
• Frank, Annie Get Your Gun, 1960.
• The Bell Telephone Hour.