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Lawrence Mervil Tibbett (November 16, 1896 – July 15, 1960) was an American opera singer and recording artist who also performed as a film actor and radio personality. A baritone, he sang leading roles with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City more than 600 times from 1923 to 1950.
Lawrence Tibbett. Actor: The Cuban Love Song. One of the great voices of the Metropolitan Opera, Lawrence Mervil Tibbet was born in Bakersfield, California, in 1896. Born at the end of the "wild west" era, he was only six when his father, who was a Kern County deputy sheriff, was killed by bandits.
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- Bakersfield, California, USA
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- New York City, New York, USA
Lawrence Tibbett. Actor: The Cuban Love Song. One of the great voices of the Metropolitan Opera, Lawrence Mervil Tibbet was born in Bakersfield, California, in 1896. Born at the end of the "wild west" era, he was only six when his father, who was a Kern County deputy sheriff, was killed by bandits.
- November 16, 1896
- July 15, 1960
Mar 18, 2024 · Lawrence Tibbett was born at the turn of the last century. Hailing from Bakersfield, California, he was an artist with a voice that could do it all. And he did. He was a great American opera singer. A baritone whose golden voice and good looks also saw him perform as a film actor and radio personality.
Sep 10, 2007 · Listen to Lawrence Tibbett's hauntingly beautiful song "Goin Home", based on Dvorak's "New World" symphony, and discover his other amazing performances.
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Lawrence Tibbett was an American baritone renowned for his success in both opera and motion pictures. Tibbett began his performing career as an actor and church singer in Los Angeles, where he studied voice with Basil Ruysdael.
Lawrence Tibbett, the great singing actor of the Metropolitan Opera, died yesterday afternoon at the age of 63 at Roosevelt Hospital. He had been admitted to the hospital June 27, and two days...
