LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Illinois-born Howard Keel, who lent his good looks and rich baritone to such movie musicals as ``Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'' before reinventing himself as the macho star of ...
Keel s size and lusty voice made him an ideal leading man for such stars as Esther Williams ( Pagan Love Song, Texas Carnival, Jupiter s Darling ), Ann Blyth ( Rose Marie, Kismet ), Kathryn Grayson ( ...