first edition Hardcover
1995 · Westport CT/London
by Lieby, Bruce R.
Westport CT/London: Greenwood Press. Fine. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket, as issued) [as new, with no discernible wear]. (Bio-Bibliographies in the Performing Arts, No. 67) Series (B&W photographs) Everything you could ever want to know, bio-bibliographically speaking, about the singer/actor with the powerful voice and commanding presence, who starred memorably in numerous 1950s musicals, among them ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, SHOW BOAT, SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, KISMET, and KISS ME, KATE; he also had a robust stage and recording career, and in the latter part of his career had a continuing role on the TV series DALLAS when (truncated)