Robert Preston Biography

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NAME: Robert Preston
OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Theater Actor
BIRTH DATE: June 08, 1918
DEATH DATE: March 21, 1987
EDUCATION: Pasadena Community Playhouse
PLACE OF BIRTH: Newton, Massachusetts
PLACE OF DEATH: Montecito, California
Full Name: Robert Preston Meservey

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Actor Robert Preston was best known for his portrayal of the charismatic huckster in The Music Man - a role he played on Broadway and in the film adaptation.

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Robert Preston. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 05:35, May 26, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/robert-preston-246041.

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