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Oklahoma! is a 1955 American musical film based on the 1943 musical of the same name by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, which in turn was based on the 1931 play Green Grow the Lilacs written by Lynn Riggs. It stars Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones (in her film debut), Rod Steiger, Charlotte Greenwood, Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson, James ...
Oklahoma! is the first musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein.The musical is based on Lynn Riggs's 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs.Set in farm country outside the town of Claremore, Indian Territory, in 1906, it tells the story of farm girl Laurey Williams and her courtship by two rival suitors, cowboy Curly McLain and the sinister and frightening farmhand Jud Fry.
Shirley Jones. Shirley Mae Jones (born March 31, 1934) is an American actress and singer. In her six decades in show business, she has starred as wholesome characters in a number of musical films, such as Oklahoma! (1955), Carousel (1956), and The Music Man (1962). She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a vengeful ...
Oklahoma! is the original soundtrack album of the 1955 film Oklahoma!, an adaptation of the musical Broadway play of the same name. The soundtrack charted No. 1 on the Billboard Pop Album Chart in 1956 and has been in continual print. On July 8, 1958, it became the first album to be certified "gold" by the RIAA, [2] and was later certified "2x ...
Howard Keel. Harold Clifford Keel (April 13, 1919 – November 7, 2004), [1] professionally Howard Keel, was an American actor and singer known for his rich bass-baritone singing voice. [2] He starred in a number of MGM musicals in the 1950s and in the television series Dallas from 1981 to 1991.
36:53. Label. Capitol T-596. Nelson Riddle chronology. The Music from Oklahoma! (1955) The Tender Touch. (1956) The Music from Oklahoma! was Nelson Riddle 's first studio album in his own right, released in 1955, after successful collaborations with Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra for Capitol Records.
California, U.S. Occupation. Actor. Years active. 1947–1969. Edward Barry Kelley (August 19, 1908 – June 5, 1991) was an American actor on Broadway in the 1930s and 1940s and in films during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. The heavy-set actor created the role of Ike in Oklahoma! on Broadway. His large size and acting range had him playing ...
Tall Man Riding, starring Randolph Scott and Dorothy Malone. The Tall Men, starring Clark Gable, Jane Russell, Robert Ryan. Tarantula, directed by Jack Arnold, starring John Agar, Mara Corday, with Clint Eastwood in a bit part. The Tender Trap, starring Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds, David Wayne, Celeste Holm.