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Music Appreciation

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,574 posts) Mon Jun 8, 2020, 11:14 AM Jun 2020

Robert Preston was born on this date.

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Robert Preston was born on this date. (Original Post) Dyedinthewoolliberal Jun 2020 OP

Robert Preston, what a voice Miguelito Loveless Jun 2020 #1

During the filming of "Music Man" Shirley Jones rsdsharp Jun 2020 #2

Miguelito Loveless

(4,465 posts)

1. Robert Preston, what a voice

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 01:05 PM

Jun 2020

I would have gladly given up a kidney for that voice.

While most remember him for Music Man, his two best roles were S.O.B. and Victor Victoria.

rsdsharp

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2. During the filming of "Music Man" Shirley Jones

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 01:53 PM

Jun 2020

became pregnant. She told the director, but otherwise kept her pregnancy a secret. At one point in the filming, Preston embraced her, and feeling her baby bump jumped back and asked, “What’s that?” “Meet Patrick Cassidy,” Jones replied.

Years later, Patrick went up to Preston to introduce himself. Preston told him they had already met.

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