David Brooks (actor)

David Brooks was an American actor, singer, director, and producer who first drew critical acclaimation starring in several Broadway musicals during the 1940s, including portraying Tommy Albright in the original production of Brigadoon.

Brooks was born in Portland, Oregon, to Jewish parents and earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Washington, where he trained as a classical baritone. He won a scholarship to the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where he pursued graduate studies in opera. While a student at Curtis he began appearing in plays and musicals in Philadelphia which ultimately led to his being signed with a talent agent. He made his Broadway theatre debut in 1944 as Jeff Calhoun opposite Celeste Holm as Evalina in the original production of Harold Arlens Bloomer Girl. The show was a big hit and effectively launched a major career for Brooks as a stage actor and later stage director and producer. In 1944 he made his only film appearance as Angus MacNab in Bonnie Lassie.

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