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John Emmett Raitt 19 January 1917 – 20 February 2005 Was A Star Of The Musical Theater And Stage. Raitt Was Born In Santa Ana California. He Got His Start In Theatre As A High School Student At Fullerton High School In Fullerton California. While There He Played In Several Drama Productions In The Plummer Auditorium. Raitt Sang In The Chorus Of "Desert Song." A Few Years Before He Died Raitt Once Again Came Back To The Plummer To See A Rehearsal Visit Students And Recollect His Beginnings. He Is On The School's "Hall Of Fame" For His Accomplishments. He Is Best Known For His Stage Roles In The Musicals Carousel Oklahoma! The Pajama Game Carnival In Flanders Three Wishes For Jamie And A Joyful Noise In Which He Set The Standard For Virile Handsome Strong-Voiced Leading Men During The Golden Age Of The Broadway Musical. His Only Leading Film Role Was In The 1957 Movie Version Of The Pajama Game Opposite Doris Day. On Television He Was Seen Many Times On The Bell Telephone Hour. A Clip Of A Television Performance Of Raitt Singing The Final Section Of The Song "Soliloquy" From Carousel Is Included In The Documentary Film Broadway The Golden Age By The Legends Who Were There. In 1957 Also For Television He And Mary Martin Re-Created Their Starring Roles In The National Touring Version Of Annie Get Your Gun. In Addition Raitt Made Several Studio Cast Recordings Of Broadway Musicals Including Oklahoma! As Curly And Show Boat As Gaylord Ravenal . In 1945 John Raitt Was One Of The Recipients Of The First Theatre World Award For His Debut Performance In Carousel. In 1965 He Starred In The Twentieth-Anniversary Production Of The Show At Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts. In 1981 He Found Out That His High School Sweetheart Was Widowed. Having Recently Divorced From His Second Wife He Phoned Her. "Having Played Zorba I Believe In Grabbing At Life " He Recalled. "So I Called Her And This Sweet Voice Answered. 'I'm Free Now ' I Told Her 'and I'm Coming To Dinner.' They Married. He Died On February 20 2005 At His Home In Pacific Palisades California From Complications Due To Pneumonia Aged 88. He Has A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame For Live Theatre. He Was The Father Of Singer Bonnie Raitt And Former Father-In-Law Of Michael O'Keefe. He Was The Grandfather Of Bay Raitt The Creator Of Gollum's Face For The The Lord Of The Rings Film Trilogy.
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Biography - John Raitt
John Emmett Raitt 19 January 1917 – 20 February 2005 Was A Star Of The Musical Theater And Stage. Raitt Was Born In Santa Ana California. He Got His Start In Theatre As A High School Student At Fullerton High School In Fullerton California. While There He Played In Several Drama Productions In The Plummer Auditorium. Raitt Sang In The Chorus Of "Desert Song." A Few Years Before He Died Raitt Once Again Came Back To The Plummer To See A Rehearsal Visit Students And Recollect His Beginnings. He Is On The School's "Hall Of Fame" For His Accomplishments. He Is Best Known For His Stage Roles In The Musicals Carousel Oklahoma! The Pajama Game Carnival In Flanders Three Wishes For Jamie And A Joyful Noise In Which He Set The Standard For Virile Handsome Strong-Voiced Leading Men During The Golden Age Of The Broadway Musical. His Only Leading Film Role Was In The 1957 Movie Version Of The Pajama Game Opposite Doris Day. On Television He Was Seen Many Times On The Bell Telephone Hour. A Clip Of A Television Performance Of Raitt Singing The Final Section Of The Song "Soliloquy" From Carousel Is Included In The Documentary Film Broadway The Golden Age By The Legends Who Were There. In 1957 Also For Television He And Mary Martin Re-Created Their Starring Roles In The National Touring Version Of Annie Get Your Gun. In Addition Raitt Made Several Studio Cast Recordings Of Broadway Musicals Including Oklahoma! As Curly And Show Boat As Gaylord Ravenal . In 1945 John Raitt Was One Of The Recipients Of The First Theatre World Award For His Debut Performance In Carousel. In 1965 He Starred In The Twentieth-Anniversary Production Of The Show At Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts. In 1981 He Found Out That His High School Sweetheart Was Widowed. Having Recently Divorced From His Second Wife He Phoned Her. "Having Played Zorba I Believe In Grabbing At Life " He Recalled. "So I Called Her And This Sweet Voice Answered. 'I'm Free Now ' I Told Her 'and I'm Coming To Dinner.' They Married. He Died On February 20 2005 At His Home In Pacific Palisades California From Complications Due To Pneumonia Aged 88. He Has A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame For Live Theatre. He Was The Father Of Singer Bonnie Raitt And Former Father-In-Law Of Michael O'Keefe. He Was The Grandfather Of Bay Raitt The Creator Of Gollum's Face For The The Lord Of The Rings Film Trilogy.
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