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Ronald Graham

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Actor 1911–1950 On stage 19371944

Ronald Graham (August 16, 1911 – July 4, 1950) was a Scottish born actor and singer who had a career performing in American radio, film, and theater from the early 1930s until his death in 1950. After winning a national singing competition, he became a regular performer on the radio program Blue Monday Jamboree from 1931 to 1935. He is best remembered for his many appearances in Broadway musicals from 1937 to 1944; notably creating roles in the original productions of works by Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Cole Porter, and Arthur Schwartz.

On stage 6 productions, 7 years

1937 Virginia Center Theatre · Original · directed by Leon Leonidoff 60 perf.
1938 The Boys from Syracuse Alvin Theatre · Original · directed by George Abbott 235 perf.
1939 Du Barry Was a Lady 46th Street Theatre · Original · directed by Edgar MacGregor 408 perf.
1942 By Jupiter Shubert Theatre · Original · directed by Joshua Logan 427 perf.
1942 The Lady Comes Across 44th Street Theatre · Original · directed by George Balanchine 3 perf.
1944 Dream With Music Majestic Theatre · Original · directed by George Balanchine 28 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Wynn Murray 2 productions
William Vaux 2 productions
Toni Stuart 2 productions
Stella Clauson 2 productions
Ruth Brady 2 productions
Olga Suarez 2 productions
Marguerite Benton 2 productions
Margery Moore 2 productions
Ken Whelan 2 productions
June Graham 2 productions
Joseph Scandur 2 productions
Helen Bennett 2 productions

Both names in the same cast list, more than once. It is not evidence of a partnership — a long-running company puts the same forty people together every night — but it is where one would start looking. 9 of these names are not links because we hold no record behind them; the name is set from the identifier and its punctuation may be wrong.

In the literature5 passages

  • Cast: Bert Lahr, Ethel Merman, Betty Grable, Benny Baker, Ronald Graham, Charles Walters, Kay Suttonebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Ray Bolger, Constance Moore, Benay Venuta, Ronald Graham, Bertha Belmore, Ralph Dumke, Vera Ellen, Margaret Bannermanebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • C AST : Ethel Merman (as May Daly), Bert Lahr, Betty Grable, Ronald Graham, Charles Walters, Benny Baker, Jean Mooreheadebooks/Kellow, Brian/Ethel Merman_ A Life - Brian Kellow.txt
  • “By Jupiter” was the most popular musical comedy of the year, and the leading roles were played by Ray Bolger, Constance Moore, Ronald Graham and Bertha Belmore. “Rosalinda,”theatre-pdfs/A Pictorial History of the American Theatre, 1860-1985 (Blum).txt
  • Come With Me ■{ Originally sung by Ronald Graham, Bob Lawrence and John Clarke}VERSEtheatre-pdfs/Thou Swell Thou Witty-The Life and Lyrics of Lorenz Hart - Hart, Dorothy.txt

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