- Tom Drake
Infobox actor
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name = Tom Drake
imagesize = 250px
caption = from the trailer for the film "Meet Me in St. Louis " (1944).
birthdate =August 5 ,1918
location = Brooklyn,New York ,USA
deathdate =August 11 ,1982 , age 64
deathplace = Torrance,California ,USA
birthname = Alfred Alderdice:"For the American baseball player, see
Tom Drake (baseball player) ."Tom Drake (
August 5 ,1918 -August 11 ,1982 ), born Alfred Sinclair Alderdice inBrooklyn ,New York , was an American actor. Drake made films starting in 1940 and continuing until the mid-1970s, and also made TV acting appearances.He was excused from serving in
World War II due to heart problems. Despite this limitation, he did act in British naval training films. He got his break after starring in the 1938 Broadway smash "Janie ", after which he was signed to a contract withMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer .After a number of films, Drake co-starred as John Truitt, the boy next door, in "
Meet Me In St. Louis " (1944) withJudy Garland . He appeared in more than forty films, including "Mrs. Parkington " (1944), "The Green Years" (1946), and "Words and Music" (1948). He also had a minor role in the movie "The Singing Nun", playingEd Sullivan 's producer Mr. Fitzpatrick. Drake had roles in TV drama series in almost every year from 1950 onwards, and sometimes in several a year while still making movies.External links
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NAME= Drake, Tom
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Alderdice, Alfred
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DATE OF BIRTH=August 5 ,1918
PLACE OF BIRTH= Brooklyn,New York ,USA
DATE OF DEATH=August 11 ,1982 , age 64
PLACE OF DEATH= Torrance,California ,USA
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