Spoiler : Drake, Alfred (Alfred Capurro) Born in the Bronx, New York 10/7/1914; died 7/25/1992 of heart failure follow- ing a long illness with cancer in New York City. Married to Alma Tollefsen (?-?); Esther Harvey Brown (?-?). Shakespeare scholar at the Brooklyn College. Singing debut on stage in The Mikado (1935); became a star on Broadway as Curly in Oklahoma (1943). Screen debut in Tars And Bars (1946). Vocalist on Broadway Matinee for CBS-Radio (1943-1944). Singing host for The Ford Festival Of American Music on ABC-Radio (1946). Regular performer on The Billy Rose Show for ABC-TV (1950-1951); the Celanese Theatre for ABC-TV (1951-1952).