Robert Alda was an American theatrical and film actor and father of actors Alan and Antony Alda.
Background
Alda, an American of Italian descent, was born Alphonso Giuseppe Giovanni Roberto D."Abruzzo in New York, New York, the son of Frances (née Tumillo) and Antonio D."Abruzzo, a barber born in Sant"Agata de" Goti, Benevento, Campania, Italy.
Education
He graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York in 1930.
Career
A talented singer and dancer, Alda was featured in a number of productions before moving to Italy during the early 1960s. He appeared in many European films over the next two decades, occasionally returning to the United States. for film appearances such as. He began as a singer and dancer in vaudeville after winning a talent contest, and moved on to burlesque.
Alda is known for portraying George Gershwin in the biopic as well as the talent agent in the Douglas Sirk classic.
(1964). He was also the host of the short-lived DuMont television version of the game show What"s Your Bid? (May–June 1953). Alda died on May 3, 1986, aged 72, after a long illness following a stroke.
The Front Page (1969–1970) What Makes Sammy Run? (1964–1965) Harbor Lights (1956) Guys and Dolls (1950-1953).