Gordon MacRae Biography (1921-1986)

Born March 12, 1921, in East Orange, NJ; died of cancer, January 24, 1986, inLincoln, NE; married Sheila Stevens, 1941 (divorced); married Elizabeth Lambert Schrafft, 1967; children: (first marriage) Meredith, Heather, W. Gordon,Bruce; (second marriage) Amanda.

A child actor on radio, Gordon MacRae played Wee Willie MacRae and became thejuvenile soloist with the Ray Bolger revue. At the 1939- 40 Worlds Fair, hewon an amateur singing contest and performed for two weeks with the Harry James Band. MacRae worked as a page at NBC before joining the Horace Heidt Bandfor two years.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Birth Details
March 12, 1921
East Orange, New Jersey, United States
Death Details
January 24, 1986
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Famous Works

  • Credits
  • STAGE DEBUT--Performed at the Millpond Playhouse, in Roslyn, NY, 1941.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
  • Three to Make Ready, musical revue, Broadway, 1946.
  • I Do, I Do (replaced Robert Preston), Broadway, 1967.
  • performed as a singer with the Harry James Band, 1939-40 and with the Horace Heidt Band, 1940-42.
  • appeared in Las Vegas clubs and hotels as well as major performing arenaswith first wife, Sheila.
  • FILM DEBUT--The Big Punch, Warner Brothers, 1948.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
  • Look for the Silver Lining, Warner Brothers, 1949.
  • Backfire, Warner Brothers, 1950.
  • The Daughter of Rose O'Grady, 1950.
  • The Return of the Frontiersman, 1950.
  • Tea for Two, 1950.
  • The West Point Story, 1950.
  • On Moonlight Bay, 1951.
  • Starlift, 1951.
  • About Face, 1952.
  • By the Light of the Silvery Moon, 1953.
  • Desert Song, 1953.
  • Three Sailors and a Girl, 1953.
  • Oklahoma!, Magna, 1955, then Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956.
  • Carousel, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956.
  • The Best Things in Life Are Free, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956.
  • The Pilot, 1979.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
  • Host, The Railroad Hour, 1950.
  • host, The Colgate Comedy Hour, NBC, 1954-55.
  • The Gordon MacRae Show, NBC, 1956.
  • Credits; EPISODIC
  • Lux Video Theatre, NBC, 1956-57.
  • The Revlon Revue, CBS, 1960.
  • The Voice of Firestone, NBC, 1960.
  • Recorded for Capitol Records 1948-59.
  • "Hair of Gold, Eyes of Blue," "It's Magic," "Rambling Rose," "So in Love," "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face," "The Secret."