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Jules Munshin

Jules Munshin (February 22, 1915 – February 19, 1970) was a song-and-dance artist who had made his name on Broadway when he starred in Call Me Mister. Additional Broadway credits include The Gay Life and Barefoot in the Park.
Munshin appeared in such Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musicals as Easter Parade (1948), Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949), On the Town (1949) and Silk Stockings (1957).
Munshin died at the age of 54 from a heart attack, three days before his 55th birthday.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. Jump up^ Monush, Barry (2003). Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors, Vol. 1: From the Silent Era to 1965. Applause Theater & Cinema Books. p. 533. ISBN 978-1557835512.

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