Lawrence Tibbett

Lawrence Tibbett was born on Nov 16, 1896 in USA. Lawrence Tibbett's big-screen debut came with The Rogue Song directed by Lionel Barrymore in 1930, strarring Yegor. Lawrence Tibbett is known for House of Strangers directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Edward G. Robinson stars as Gino Monetti and Susan Hayward as Irene Bennett. Lawrence Tibbett has got 2 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Lawrence Tibbett achieved is Walk of Fame. The upcoming new movie Lawrence Tibbett plays is House of Strangers which will be released on Jul 01, 1949.

One of the great voices of the Metropolitan Opera, Lawrence Mervil Tibbet was born in Bakersfield, California, in 1896. Born at the end of the "wild west" era, he was only six when his father, who was a Kern County deputy sheriff, was killed by bandits. After training with, among others, Metropolitan Opera bass (and later film actor) Basil Ruysdael, he joined the Met, adding another "t" to his name in his initial contract. He made his company debut in the small role of Lovitsky in Mussorgsky's "Boris Godonov" in 1923. Two years later, in 1925, he caused a sensation as "Ford" in Verdi's "Falstaff" and his future with the company was assured. At home in French, Italian, German, and American opera, he created the leads in numerous Met premiers, most notably in Deems Taylor's "The King's Henchman," Verdi's "Simon Boccanegra," and Louis Gruenberg's "The Emperor Jones." Blessed, in his younger days, with boyish good looks, in addition to his powerful voice, he was one of the first great opera stars to enjoy success in Hollywood films, most notably 1929's "The Rogue Song," which brought him an Oscar nomination, and 1931's "Cuban Love Song," the latter opposite Lupe Velez and Jimmy Durante. He was also a highly-regarded recitalist and appeared successfully on radio. His recordings for Victor sold in the millions. In 1936, along with violinist Jascha Heifetz, he founded the American Guild of Musical Artists, serving for 17 years as its active president.