Lincoln Maazel (February 12, 1903 – September 15, 2009) was an American singer and actor of stage and screen.

Biography

Maazel was born on February 12, 1903, in

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to Russian Jewish parents. In 1920, aged 17, he and 30 other young people were picked to perform at the Shubert Theater on

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, where he sang the Prologue to '' Pagliacci''. He later moved to

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and developed into a performer at nightclubs and for local television. As an actor, Maazel did not start an onstage career until he was 56 but proceeded to appear in stage plays for the

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, the Civic Light Opera, Little Lake Theater, Mountainview Playhouse, Odd Chair Playhouse and

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. In 1977, he appeared in the screen role for which he is best known in

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's ''

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''. In 1928 he married his wife Marie (died 1993) in Paris. On March 6, 1930, his son, conductor Lorin Maazel (1930–2014) was born. In 2003 he became a

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. He died six years later on September 15, 2009, in

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, United States, at the age of 106.

Filmography

References

Profile of Lincoln Maazel
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External links

* 1903 births 2009 deaths Singers from New York City Singers from Los Angeles Jewish American male actors American centenarians Male actors from New York City Male actors from Los Angeles 20th-century American male actors 20th-century American singers American male stage actors Jewish American musicians Men centenarians 20th-century American Jews 21st-century American Jews {{US-singer-stub