Robert Smith | |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | December 15, 1912
Died | June 26, 2001 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | (aged 88)
Years active | 1927–1949 |
Robert Cecil Smith (December 15, 1912 – June 26, 2001) was an American actor of the stage, television, and film.
Smith appeared in stage plays and musicals throughout the United States.
A Variety review for Gramercy Ghost said, "Robert Smith squeezes the maximum in laughs from his role of the strait-laced fiance who is continually in hot water from one source or another". [1] Another Variety review for Gramercy Ghost noted that he had "helpful drive and conviction" [2] and a Billboard review by Bob Francis noted, "Robert Smith does well as the stock-written money man who naturally loses out in the love sweepstakes". [3]
He received positive attention for his role in The Girl in Pink Tights. Bob Francis of The Billboard noted that Smith was one of the production's "solid contributors". [4] Variety noted, "Robert Smith plays the financial angel in good fashion". [5]
Variety positively reviewed his performance in Auntie Mame. [6] [7]
Smith and Gus Becker, a former Stork Club waiter, opened a restaurant called the Coat of Arms in New York in January 1958. A party for Rosalind Russell was held there when she left the stage production of Auntie Mame. [8]
Robert Smith | |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | December 15, 1912
Died | June 26, 2001 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | (aged 88)
Years active | 1927–1949 |
Robert Cecil Smith (December 15, 1912 – June 26, 2001) was an American actor of the stage, television, and film.
Smith appeared in stage plays and musicals throughout the United States.
A Variety review for Gramercy Ghost said, "Robert Smith squeezes the maximum in laughs from his role of the strait-laced fiance who is continually in hot water from one source or another". [1] Another Variety review for Gramercy Ghost noted that he had "helpful drive and conviction" [2] and a Billboard review by Bob Francis noted, "Robert Smith does well as the stock-written money man who naturally loses out in the love sweepstakes". [3]
He received positive attention for his role in The Girl in Pink Tights. Bob Francis of The Billboard noted that Smith was one of the production's "solid contributors". [4] Variety noted, "Robert Smith plays the financial angel in good fashion". [5]
Variety positively reviewed his performance in Auntie Mame. [6] [7]
Smith and Gus Becker, a former Stork Club waiter, opened a restaurant called the Coat of Arms in New York in January 1958. A party for Rosalind Russell was held there when she left the stage production of Auntie Mame. [8]