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DetailsAKA:
Robert Preston Meservey
Nationality:
American Birthdate:
06/08/1918 Birthplace:
Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, United States Death Date:
03/21/1987 biography
Dynamic musical comedy star from the stage who began his career in entertainment appearing in rugged film melodramas (e.g., the unjustly neglected B-film, "King of Alcatraz" 1938) and occasional lighter fare in the late 1930s. His promising early appearances in the Cecil B. DeMille epics "Union Pacific" (1939), "Northwest Mounted Police" (1940) and "Reap the Wild Wind" (1942) did not, however, spell major stardom with the interruption of WWII. When he returned Preston did enjoy good roles in "The Macomber Affair" (1947) and "Tulsa" (1949), but it took a lengthy sojourn on the stage, in which
CreditsmilestonesYear
Milestone
1938
Debut feature acting role, "King of Alcatraz"
1958
Stage breakthrough with star role in "The Music Man"
1962
Lead role in feature, "The Music Man"
1974
Portrayed Mack in Broadway "Mack and Mabel"
1982
Last featured leading role in a film, "Victor/Victoria"
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