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Gordon MacRae (March 12, 1921 – January 24, 1986) was an American actor and singer, best known for his appearances in the film versions of two Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, Oklahoma! (1955) and Carousel (1956) and films with Doris Day like Starlift.
Born Albert Gordon MacRae in East Orange, New Jersey, MacRae graduated from Deerfield Academy in 1940 and served as a navigator in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Prior to this, he attended Nottingham High School in Syracuse, NY.[citation needed]
He made his Broadway debut in the mid-1940s, acquiring his first recording contract soon afterwards. Many of his hit recordings were made with Jo Stafford. It was in 1948 that he appeared in his first film, The Big Punch, a drama about boxing. He soon began an on-screen partnership with Doris Day and appeared with her in several films.
In 1951, he starred with Doris Day in On Moonlight Bay, followed by the sequel By the Light of the Silvery Moon in 1953. That same year, he also starred opposite Kathryn Grayson in the third film version of The Desert Song. This was followed by leading roles in two major films of Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, Oklahoma! (1955) and Carousel (1956), both films opposite Shirley Jones.
What's My Line? - Gordon MacRae; Martin Gabel [panel]; Faye Emerson [panel] (Oct 19, 1958)
Gordon MacRae, Dolores Gray, Dorothy Kirsten, Connie Russell, USA Tour
Gordon MacRae Railroad Hour - Christmas Songs
What's My Line? - Gordon & Sheila MacRae; Martin Gabel [panel] (Apr 16, 1961)
Gordon MacRae Railroad Hour - Eileen
What's My Line? - Robert Wagner; Gordon MacRae [panel] (Nov 2, 1958)
THE RAILROAD HOUR presents - REVENGE WITH MUSIC with GORDON MACRAE
Gordon MacRae Railroad Hour - No, No, Nanette
Gordon MacRae Railroad Hour ~ Sweethearts
Gordon MacRae Railroad Hour - Long Ago
Actors: Peter Mullan (actor), Katy Murphy (actress), Eileen McCallum (actress), Robert Love (producer), Murray Ferguson (miscellaneous crew), Caroline Paterson (actress), Sheila Donald (actress), Tony Roper (writer), Haldane Duncan (director), Haldane Duncan (producer), David Weir (miscellaneous crew), Myra McFadyen (actress), Irene Sunters (actress), Dorothy Paul (actress), Sandy Ross (producer),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Gene Nelson (actor), Peter Marshall (actor), Ray Montgomery (actor), Robert Karnes (actor), Gary Cooper (actor), James Brown (actor), John Maxwell (actor), Tommy Farrell (actor), James Cagney (actor), Rodney Bell (actor), Creighton Hale (actor), Don Beddoe (actor), Phil Harris (actor), William Hudson (actor), Tommy Noonan (actor),
Plot: Air Force fliers Rick Williams and Mike Nolan attempt to meet film star Nell Wayne, with whom Rick shares a hometown but not much else. Fellow film stars Doris Day and Ruth Roman mistakenly believe Rick to be very close to Nell and arrange for him to meet her. The pair begin to form a match, especially after Nell, Doris, and Ruth arrange for Hollywood stars to perform for G.I.s in transit to and from the Korean War, at Travis Air Base. But Nell thinks Rick is getting ready to ship out to the war, when in reality, he and Mike ferry troops part of the way then return to Travis Air Base with returning soldiers. Nell is furious with Rick for letting her believe he was headed to a war zone, especially because the press has made a huge story of their romance. Meantime, a new program, Operation Starlift, has been set in place by the Air Force and the Hollywood studios, whereby stars are flown to San Francisco to perform for the outbound and inbound troops. Movie stars such as Randolph Scott, Phil Harris, and Jane Wyman pitch in to entertain the troops. Rick volunteers for duty in a combat zone, and Nell begins to think she's been wrong about him.
Keywords: air-base, deception, gin-rummy, korean-war, military-airlift, military-hospital, movie-making, movie-premiere, patriotism, reference-to-youngstown-ohioWhen they begin the beguine
It brings back the sound of music so tender,
It brings back a night of tropical splendor,
It brings back a memory ever green.
I'm with you once more under the stars,
And down by the shore an orchestra's playing
And even the palms seem to be swaying
When they begin the beguine.
To live it again is past all endeavor,
Except when that tune clutches my heart,
And there we are, swearing to love forever,
And promising never, never to part.
What moments divine, what rapture serene,
Till clouds came along to disperse the joys we had
tasted,
And now when I hear people curse the chance that was
wasted,
I know but too well what they mean;
So don't let them begin the beguine
Let the love that was once a fire remain an ember;
Let it sleep like the dead desire I only remember
When they begin the beguine.
Oh yes, let them begin the beguine, make them play
Till the stars that were there before return above you,
Till you whisper to me once more,
Darling, I love you!
And we suddenly know What heaven we're in,
When they begin the beguine