Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1914, Oct. 7 | Born Alfred Capurro, in New York City |
| 1935 | Graduated from Brooklyn College Understudy and chorus boy, Adelphi Theater production of The Mikado |
| 1936-1937 | Chorus boy and understudy, White Horse Inn |
| 1937-1938 | Performed in Babes in Arms on Broadway |
| 1940 | Married singer Alma Rowena Tollefsen (divorced 1944) |
| 1941 | Performed leading roles in various stock productions Performed in As You Like It |
| 1943-1944 | Performed in Oklahoma! on Broadway |
| 1944 | Performed in Sing Out Sweet Land on Broadway Married Esther Harvey Brown |
| 1946 | Performed in Tars and Spars (film) Performed in Beggar's Holiday on Broadway |
| 1947 | Performed in The Cradle Will Rock on Broadway |
| 1948 | Performed in Kiss Me Kate on Broadway |
| 1950 | Adapted with Edward Eager, The Liar by Goldoni |
| 1950-1959 | Appeared in a variety of dramas and musicals on television |
| 1952 | Translated Ugo Betti's The Gambler |
| 1953 | Performed in Kismet on Broadway |
| 1954 | Won Tony Award for Best Actor (Musical), for Kismet |
| 1957 | Performed in Othello Performed in Much Ado about Nothing, with Katharine Hepburn |
| 1959 | Wrote the play Dr. Willy Nilly |
| 1961 | Performed in Kean on Broadway |
| 1963 | Performed in the musical Zenda |
| 1964 | Co-starred with Richard Burton in Hamlet Wrote English sub-titles for Italian musical Rugantino |
| 1968 | Artistic director, National Lyric Arts Theater Foundation |
| 1973 | Directed The Royal Rape of Ruari Macasmunde Performed in revival of Gigi |
| 1975 | Appeared in The Skin of Our Teeth |
| 1980 | Performed in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever |
| 1981 | Inducted into American Theatre Hall of Fame |
| 1983 | Minor role in film Trading Places |
| 1990 | Received Tony Honor of Excellence in the Theater |
| 1992, July 25 | Died, New York City |