Lee Dixon (actor)

Lee Dixon (January 22, 1910 – January 8, 1953) was an actor in 1930s and 1940s.[1] He appeared in Hollywood musicals and other films as well as on the Broadway stage.

This article is about the actor. For the footballer, see Lee Dixon.
Lee Dixon
Lee Dixon sings and plays the concertina between scenes of the comedic musical Ready, Willing and Able
Born(1910-01-22)January 22, 1910
Brooklyn, New York, United States
DiedJanuary 8, 1953(1953-01-08) (aged 42)
New York City, New York, USA
OccupationStage & vaudeville actor
Years active1932–1947

Career

Dixon is best remembered for creating the role of Will Parker in the original Broadway production of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! In the summer of 1942, Dixon created the role of the Scarecrow, at The Municipal Opera Association of St. Louis, in the first stage production of The Wizard of Oz to use the songs from the 1939 MGM film. Evelyn Wyckoff played Dorothy Gale, Donald Burr played the Tin Man, Edmund Dorsey played the Cowardly Lion, Helen Raymond played the Wicked Witch of the West, Patricia Bowman played the Sorceress of the North, aka Glinda, and John Cherry played the Wizard of Oz.

Death

Dixon died of an alcoholism on January 8, 1953 in New York City, fourteen days before his forty-third birthday.

Filmography

Broadway

References
  1. Tyler, Don (March 19, 2007). "Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era". McFarland – via Google Books.


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