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Actor Born: August 5, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York City, NY Death: August 11, 1982 in Los Angeles, CA Biography:American actor "Tom Drake" inaugurated his acting career in 1938 with Clean Beds, a Broadway-bound play that closed out of town. A revived Clean Beds in 1939 brought Drake to the attention of MGM, who only half-heartedly promoted the actor, usually casting him in bits or secondary roles. His chance at stardom in "White Cliffs of Dover" (1944) was squelched when Drake's scenes were cut from that still-overlong wartime drama. A better opportunity came in the role of "Judy Garland"'s "boy next door" vis-a-vis in "Meet Me in St. Louis" (1944); this was followed by an even meatier part in The Green Years (1946), in which Drake managed to keep his head above water despite such formidable supporting acting talent as "Hume Cronyn", "Charles Coburn", "Jessica Tandy" and "Gladys Cooper". Unfortunately, the good roles began diminishing shortly afterward; Drake's performance as Richard Rodgers in "Words and... Full Biography
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