Raymond Earl Middleton (February 8, 1907 â€" April 10, 1984), known
and billed as Ray Middleton, was an American singer and stage, TV, and
movie actor.Middleton was born in Chicago, Illinois, and he attended
the University of Illinois.Soon after he graduated from college,
Middleton sang with the Detroit Civic Opera Company, after which he
sang with the St. Louis Opera Company and the Chicago Civic Opera. He
declined to join the Metropolitan Opera Company, preferring a career
in film.In 1933, Middleton appeared in the Broadway play Roberta.
Later in 1938, he appeared in the musical Knickerbocker Holiday.
During the early 1940s, he appeared in the movies Gangs of Chicago,
the original Hurricane Smith (playing the title role), and Lady for a
Night, which starred Joan Blondell and John Wayne.[citation needed] He
served in the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II, appearing in the
Air Forces show Winged Victory. In 1946, he co-starred with Ethel
Merman in the Broadway production of Annie Get Your Gun. In 1948, he
starred in Love Life with Nanette Fabray.
and billed as Ray Middleton, was an American singer and stage, TV, and
movie actor.Middleton was born in Chicago, Illinois, and he attended
the University of Illinois.Soon after he graduated from college,
Middleton sang with the Detroit Civic Opera Company, after which he
sang with the St. Louis Opera Company and the Chicago Civic Opera. He
declined to join the Metropolitan Opera Company, preferring a career
in film.In 1933, Middleton appeared in the Broadway play Roberta.
Later in 1938, he appeared in the musical Knickerbocker Holiday.
During the early 1940s, he appeared in the movies Gangs of Chicago,
the original Hurricane Smith (playing the title role), and Lady for a
Night, which starred Joan Blondell and John Wayne.[citation needed] He
served in the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II, appearing in the
Air Forces show Winged Victory. In 1946, he co-starred with Ethel
Merman in the Broadway production of Annie Get Your Gun. In 1948, he
starred in Love Life with Nanette Fabray.
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