The Resume

(March 12, 1921-January 24, 1986)
Born in East Orange, New Jersey
Birth name was Albert Gordon MacRae
Actor and singer
Best known for his roles in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals 'Oklahoma!' (1955) and 'Carousel' (1956)
Also appeared in 'The Big Punch' (1948), 'West Point Story' (1950), 'Tea for Two' (1950), 'On Moonlight Bay' (1951), 'By the Light of the Silvery Moon' (1952), 'The Desert Song' (1953), 'Three Sailors and a Girl' (1953), 'Zero to Sixty' (1978) and 'The Pilot' (1980)

Why he might be annoying:

His drinking and gambling undermined his career and his marriage.
He said, 'I was one hell of a drunk. I used to stand at the bar and try to outdrink Bogey and Errol Flynn.'
He was arrested for drunk driving during the filming of 'Carousel.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He served as a navigator with the Army Air Corps in World War II.
After he quit drinking, he was honorary chair of the National Council on Alcoholism (1983-86).
He was good friends with co-star Shirley Jones and godfather of her son Shaun Cassidy.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 5)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 24]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [March] (Ranked: 3121921)
• Dean Martin Show Guests [L-Z]
• Doris Day's Leading Men
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Golden Girls References
• I Attended the Hollywood Premiere of ‘Giant’ [October 17, 1956]
• I Attended the Premiere of 'A Star is Born' [1954]
• I Covered 'You'll Never Walk Alone'
• I Died in 1986 (Ranked: 65)
• I Died in 1986 (Ranked: 64)
• I Had a Stroke [Cerebral Vascular Accident]
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[M-Q]
• I Have Oral/Mouth Cancer
• I Need to Place a Wager
• I was Arrested for DUI/DWI
• I've Got a Secret - Guests [1952-67]
• Known By a Middle Name
• Look At My VHS Tape/DVD
• Musical Theater Star
• N.B.C. Pages
• P.C.'s and Mac's
• Profiles 27001-27250 (Ranked: 27179)
• Red Skelton Show Guests
• Served in World War II
• Stars of 20th Century-Fox Musicals
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19860124)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 28 Votes: 53.57% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 41.67% Annoying