Max Gordon Showalter (June , â€" July , ), sometimes credited as
Casey Adams, was an American film, television, and stage actor, as
well as a composer, pianist, and singer. He appeared on more than ,
television programs. One of Showalter's most memorable roles was as
Jean Peters' character's husband in the film Niagara.Showalter was
born in Caldwell, Kansas, the son of Elma Roxanna (Dodson) Showalter
(â€"), a music teacher, and Ira Edward Showalter (â€"), who worked in
the oil industry and was also a banker and farmer. He developed a
desire for acting as a toddler while accompanying his mother to local
theatres where she played piano for silent movies. He served in the
Army in World War II as an entertainer.By the late s, Showalter had
multiple stage roles under his belt, including acting in productions
of the Pasadena Playhouse. He soon made his Broadway debut in Knights
of Song. Showalter also appeared in the traveling musical This Is the
Army for two years and in other notable Broadway productions like Make
Mine Manhattan and The Grass Harp. His most memorable stage role was
as Horace Vandergelder in the Broadway hit show, Hello Dolly!.
Showalter performed the role more than , times opposite Carol
Channing, Betty Grable and Ethel Merman.In the late s, Showalter was
signed to th Century Fox as a featured contract player. His name was
changed by Fox's founder, Darryl F. Zanuck, to the more "bankable"
Casey Adams.
Casey Adams, was an American film, television, and stage actor, as
well as a composer, pianist, and singer. He appeared on more than ,
television programs. One of Showalter's most memorable roles was as
Jean Peters' character's husband in the film Niagara.Showalter was
born in Caldwell, Kansas, the son of Elma Roxanna (Dodson) Showalter
(â€"), a music teacher, and Ira Edward Showalter (â€"), who worked in
the oil industry and was also a banker and farmer. He developed a
desire for acting as a toddler while accompanying his mother to local
theatres where she played piano for silent movies. He served in the
Army in World War II as an entertainer.By the late s, Showalter had
multiple stage roles under his belt, including acting in productions
of the Pasadena Playhouse. He soon made his Broadway debut in Knights
of Song. Showalter also appeared in the traveling musical This Is the
Army for two years and in other notable Broadway productions like Make
Mine Manhattan and The Grass Harp. His most memorable stage role was
as Horace Vandergelder in the Broadway hit show, Hello Dolly!.
Showalter performed the role more than , times opposite Carol
Channing, Betty Grable and Ethel Merman.In the late s, Showalter was
signed to th Century Fox as a featured contract player. His name was
changed by Fox's founder, Darryl F. Zanuck, to the more "bankable"
Casey Adams.
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