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Robert Alda
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| Birth name | Alfonso Giuseppe Giovanni Roberto D'Abruzzo |
| Born | February 26, 1914 New York, New York, United States |
| Died | May 3, 1986 (age 72) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Flora Martino Joan Brown (m. 1932) |
| Tony Awards | |
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| Best Actor in a Musical 1951 Guys and Dolls |
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Robert Alda (February 26, 1914 – May 3, 1986) born Alfonso Giuseppe Giovanni Roberto D'Abruzzo, was an American actor and father of actor Alan Alda.
Alda, an Italian American, started out as a singer and dancer in vaudeville after winning a talent contest. Following brief work in vaudeville he moved onto burlesque.[1] He is known for portraying George Gershwin in the 1945 film Rhapsody in Blue. He was very successful in Broadway theatre, starring in Guys and Dolls for which he won a Tony Award and What Makes Sammy Run?.
He moved to Italy in the early 1960s and appeared in many successful European films over the next two decades, occasionally returning to the U.S. for appearances such as in the 1969 film The Girl Who Knew Too Much.
Alda's first wife, and mother Alan Alda, Joan Brown, was crowned Miss New York in a beauty pageant.
Robert Alda made two guest appearances with his son on M*A*S*H with his first guest appearance in the episode "The Consultant." His second appearance was in the episode "Lend a Hand." This episode is of particular note since it also featured Alda's youngest son by his second wife Flora Martino, Anthony Alda, who is also an actor.
Alda died of a stroke caused by embolism on May 3, 1986, aged 72.
- The Front Page 1969-1970
- My Daughter, Your Son 1969-1969
- What Makes Sammy Run? 1964-1965
- Harbor Lights 1956
- Guys and Dolls 1950-1953
- ^ Strait, Raymond. Alan Alda: A Biography New York City: St. Martin's Press, 1983. ISBN 0312017030. pp. 7-9.
| Preceded by Ezio Pinza for South Pacific |
Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical 1951 for Guys and Dolls |
Succeeded by Phil Silvers for Top Banana |
- Robert Alda at the Internet Broadway Database
- Robert Alda at the Internet Movie Database
- Robert Alda's Gravesite at Findagrave.com
Categories: 1914 births | 1986 deaths | Alda family | American actors | American film actors | American stage actors | American television actors | Burlesque performers | Deaths by stroke | Italian-American actors | M*A*S*H cast members | People from New York City | Stuyvesant High School alumni | Tony Award winners | Vaudeville performers