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- James McCracken was born on December 16, 1926 in Gary, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977), The Bell Telephone Hour (1959) and Wide Wide World (1955). He was married to Sandra Warfield and Shirley Fender. He died on April 30, 1988 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesSandra Warfield(November 11, 1954 - April 30, 1988)Shirley Fender(1944 - 1950) (divorced)
- Famous tenor who was a longtime member of the Metropolitan Opera. He usually sang the famous Wagner roles, but is said to have held the record as the tenor who sang the title role in Verdi's "Otello" more times than any other at the Met, although it is quite possible that this record has since been broken by Placido Domingo.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 573-574. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.
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