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Early life

Stockwell was born on April 27, 1902, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Cora Ellen Teter and her husband William Henry Stockwell. He studied at the Eastman School of music in Rochester, New York. He made his Broadway debut in 1929 in ''Broadway Nights''. The following year he appeared in the 1930 edition of ''Earl Carroll's Vanities'' Stockwell started a yearlong run in another musical revue on the Great White Way, ''As Thousands Cheer''.

Career

Harry made his first film ''Broadway Melody of 1936'' and '' Here Comes the Band''. He later lent his voice to the unnamed prince in '' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs''.

Death

Stockwell died in New York City on July 19, 1984, aged 82.

Filmography

References

External links

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Harry Stockwell performs in audio recordings on Archive.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stockwell, Harry 1902 births 1984 deaths American male film actors American male musical theatre actors American male stage actors American male voice actors Male actors from Kansas City, Missouri 20th-century American male actors 20th-century American male singers 20th-century American singers Deaths from diabetes