| Birth Day | June 29, 1901 |
| Birth Place | Providence, RI |
| Age | 119 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | Mar 6, 1967 (age 65) |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
Classically trained baritone and star of eight MGM musicals with
A divorce and near-poverty impacted his life, forcing him to move with his mother and brother to Philadelphia. He took correspondence classes, but never received an academic degree.
He sang a popular cover of "Shortnin' Bread" for the film Maytime.
He married Ann Denitz on January 19, 1939.
He sang at Franklin D. Roosevelt's inauguration.
