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Keel was born in Gillespie, Illinois, the younger of two sons born to Navyman-turned-coalminer Homer Keel and his wife, Grace Margaret (née Osterkamp). Howard's elder brother was Frederick William Keel. After his father's death in 1930, Keel and his mother moved to California, where he graduated from Fallbrook High School at age 17. He worked various odd jobs until settling at Douglas ...
Howard Keel. Actor: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Howard Keel was the Errol Flynn and Clark Gable of "golden age" movie musicals back in the 1950s. With a barrel-chested swagger and cocky, confident air, the 6'4" brawny baritone Keel had MGM's loveliest songbirds swooning helplessly for over a decade in what were some of the finest musical films ever produced.
Howard Keel. Actor: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Howard Keel was the Errol Flynn and Clark Gable of "golden age" movie musicals back in the 1950s. With a barrel-chested swagger and cocky, confident air, the 6'4" brawny baritone Keel had MGM's loveliest songbirds swooning helplessly for over a decade in what were some of the finest musical films ever produced. Born Harry (or Harold ...
Nov 8, 2004 · Howard Keel, the barrel-chested star of lavish Hollywood musicals like "Show Boat," "Kiss Me Kate," and "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers," and later of the television show "Dallas," died early ...
Nov 8, 2004 · Howard Keel, who tamed feisty big-screen heroines such as Annie Oakley, Calamity Jane and Shakespeare's shrewish Kate with his lusty bravado and booming bass-baritone voice, and later became the ...
Jan 27, 2024 · Step into the glitz and glamour of Classic Hollywood as we shine a spotlight on Howard Keel, an icon of the silver screen. 🌟From unforgettable performances ...
Nov 8, 2004 · Howard Keel fitted the bill ideally. He followed his 1950 debut in Annie Get Your Gun with a series of successes, including Showboat, Calamity Jane, Rose Marie, Kiss Me Kate and probably his best-known film, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, in which he memorably belted out Bless Your Beautiful Hide.
Nov 7, 2004 · Harold Clifford Keel, professionally Howard Keel, was an American actor and singer known for his rich bass-baritone singing voice. He starred in a number of MGM musicals in the 1950s and in the television series Dallas from 1981 to 1991.
Nov 7, 2004 · Howard Keel, who romanced his way through a series of glittery MGM musicals such as “Kiss Me Kate” and “Annie Get Your Gun” and later revived his career with television’s “Dallas ...
Nov 8, 2004 · US actor Howard Keel - who starred in TV drama Dallas and a string of hit musicals - has died aged 85. Keel died on Sunday morning at his home in Palm Springs, California, his son Gunnar said.
