Robert Preston was born on June 8, 1918 in Newton Highlands,
Massachusette. Preston passed away on March 21, 1987 in Montecito,
California from lung cancer.
In 1957 Robert Preston began the part that would immortalize
him in entertainment history, that of Professor Harold Hill
in the musical THE MUSIC MAN. Preston won a Tony Award for the
role in THE MUSIC MAN and repeated it in the film version.
In 1982 Robert Preston received an Oscar nomination for his
triumphant portrayal of a witty, gay entertainer in VICTOR/VICTORIA.
Barely 20 years old when a Paramount talent scout spotted Preston
at the Pasadena Playhouse, and before the year was out he had
joined the studio's roster of contract players. Robert Preston
started by first appearing in B pictures such as 1938's ILLEGAL
TRAFFIC and KING OF ALCATRAZ then he quickly graduated to supporting
roles in A productions such as 1939's UNION PACIFIC and BEAU
GESTE.
Preston took a brief fling in TV during the early 1950s, starring
in MAN AGAINST CRIME (1951) and ANYWHERE USA (1952).
With his performance in I DO! I DO! Robert Preston won a Broadway
Tony Award as Best Actor in 1967.
Robert Preston's other notable credits include...
THE LAST
STARFIGHTER (1984)
S.O.B.
(1981)
MAME (1974)
HOW THE WEST WAS WON (1962)
WHEN I GROW UP (1951)
BLOOD ON THE MOON (1948)
THIS GUN FOR HIRE (1942)
MOON OVER BURMA (1940)
KING OF ALCATRAZ (1938)
