Gene Lockhart
| Gene Lockhart | |
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in Bridal Suite (1939)
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| Born |
Edwin Eugene Lockhart July 18, 1891 London, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | March 31, 1957 (aged 65) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Coronary thrombosis |
| Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actor, singer, playwright |
| Years active | 1912–1957 |
| Spouse(s) | Kathleen Arthur (m. 12 June 1924–31 March 1957; his death); 1 child |
| Children | June Lockhart |
Edwin Eugene "Gene" Lockhart (July 18, 1891 – March 31, 1957) was a Canadian-American character actor, singer, and playwright. He also wrote the lyrics to a number of popular songs. He became a United States citizen in 1939.
Born in London, Ontario, son of John Coats Lockhart and Ellen (née Delaney) Lockhart, he made his professional debut at the age of six when he appeared with the Kilties Band of Canada. He later appeared in sketches with Beatrice Lillie.
Lockhart was educated in various Canadian schools and at the London Oratory School in London, England. He also played football for the Toronto Argonauts.
Lockhart had a long stage career; he also wrote professionally and taught acting and stage technique at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. He had also written theatrical sketches, radio shows, special stage material, song lyrics and articles for stage and radio magazines.
He made his Broadway debut in 1916, in the musical The Riviera Girl. He was a member of the traveling play The Pierrot Players (for which he wrote the book and lyrics). This play introduced the song, The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise, for which Lockhart wrote the lyrics along with Canadian composer Ernest Seitz. (The song was subsequently made popular by Les Paul and Mary Ford in the 1950s.) He wrote and directed the Broadway musical revue Bunk of 1926. He sang in Die Fledermaus for the San Francisco Opera Association. On Broadway, Lockhart originated the role of Uncle Sid in Eugene O'Neill's only comedy, Ah, Wilderness! (1933), and took over from Lee J. Cobb as Willy Loman, during the original run of Death of a Salesman (1949).
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