Allen Kearns

Allen Kearns
Born	Allen Kearns (1894-08-14)14 August 1894
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation(s)	singer and actor

Allen Kearns (14 August 1894 – 20 April 1956) was a Canadian-born singer and actor.^[1] He was born in Brockville, Ontario, Canada and died in Albany, New York.^[2] He played the romantic lead role in several Broadway musicals and is especially remembered for introducing two hit songs by George and Ira Gershwin: "'S Wonderful" (from Funny Face, 1927) and "Embraceable You" (from Girl Crazy, 1930).^[3]

Appearances

On stage

The Red Petticoat (1913)^[2]
Miss Daisy (1914)
Come Along (1919)
Tickle Me (1921)
Tangerine (1921)
Lady Butterfly (1923)
Little Jessie James (1923) (*with Miriam Hopkins)
Mercenary Mary (1925)
Tip-Toes (1925)
Betsy (1926)
Funny Face (1927)
Here's Howe (1928)
Hello, Daddy (1928)
Girl Crazy (1930)
A Divine Moment (1934)
The American Way (1939)
The Odds on Mrs. Oakley (1944)

On film

The Very Idea (1929)^[4] - Gilbert Goodhue
Tanned Legs (1929) - Roger Fleming
Lovin' the Ladies (1930) - Jimmy Farnsworth

Notes

^ Pollack, Howard (2006). George Gershwin: His Life and Work. University of California Press. p. 362. ISBN 0-520-24864-3.
^ ^a ^b "Allen Kearns". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
^ Burlingame, Sandra. "Allen Kearns Biography". JazzBiographies.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
^ "Allen Kearns > Filmography". Allmovie. Retrieved 10 January 2010.