Born - March 1, 1926
Died - Not yet!
Robert Clary was born in Paris, France, the youngest of 14 children. He began
singing professionally at the age of 12. In 1942 Robert and 12 members of
his immediate family were deported by the Nazis. Only Robert survived. When
he returned to Paris, he was overjoyed to discover that some of his siblings
had not been deported and had survived. He went back to singing and was discovered
by Harry Bluestone while entertaining in a dance hall in 1947. This led to
recording songs that became hits in America the following year for such labels
as King ("Put Your Shoes On Lucy"/"Johnny Get Your Girl")
and Tempo ("Hollywood Bowl"). He came to the United States in October
of 1949 and recorded several more singles for the Capitol label. His meeting
with Merv Griffin led to an introduction to Eddie Cantor's daughter Natalie
(whom he married some time later). After a tour and many night club appearances,
Eddie Cantor gave him national exposure on his Colgate Comedy Hour television
show and helped him get booked into New York's La Vie En Rose night club.
It was here that composer Arthur Siegel discovered him and brought him to
the attention of Leonard Sillman. Sillman was not interested after watching
his night club act, but later changed his mind when Robert auditioned for
him (with some of the same songs!) It landed him a role in a new Broadway
musical entitled "New Faces of 1952." His show-stopping performances
of such songs as "Lucky Pierre" and "I'm In Love With Miss
Logan" made him a household name. He has since performed in numerous
other musicals such as "Seventh Heaven," "La Plume De Ma Tante,"
the musical version of "Around the World in 80 Days," "Irma
La Douce," "Cabaret" and "Sugar." He also appeared
in the films "Ten Tall Men," "Thief of Damascus," "New
Faces," "A New Kind of Love" (with Paul Newman & Joanne
Woodward) and "The Hindenburg" with George C. Scott. Perhaps his
best known role was his character of Lebeau in the hit television series "Hogan's
Heroes." After "Hogan's Heroes," he went on to several soap
operas including "The Young & the Restless," "Days of Our
Lives" and "The Bold & the Beautiful." In 1980 Robert felt
the need to talk about his experience during the war; he began speaking publicly
through the Simon Wiesenthal Center's nationally acclaimed outreach program.
"For 36 years I kept these experiences during the war locked up inside
myself. But those who are attempting to deny the Holocaust, my suffering and
the suffering of millions of others have forced me to speak out." He
appeared in the 1982 NBC television movie, "Remembrance of Love"
with Kirk Douglas about the World Gathering of the Jewish Survivors of the
Holocaust in Jerusalem. A documentary for PBS followed entitled "Robert
Clary A-5714, A Memoir of Liberation." He went on to host his own cable
television show, which attracted major name guest stars such as Carl Reiner
and Mel Brooks.
From Robert Clary's Official Site - http://www.robertclary.com/bio.html
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- Robert Clary Sings Ira Gershwin and Jerome Kern
Fal 1999 - (Original Cast (OC) - 8714)
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- Louis LeBeau Remember Cole Porter not Stephen Sondheim (But Sings Their
Songs Anyway)
Fall 2000 - (Original Cast (OC) - 2101)
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