| Birth: | Jan. 22, 1920, USA | | Death: | Aug. 25, 2002
Chicago
Cook County
Illinois, USA | 
Singer. He is best known as the brass-baritone who gave an unmatched redition of "Ol' Man River" in MGM's 1951 production of "Showboat."
Search Amazon for William Warfield | | | Burial:
Mount Hope Cemetery
Rochester
Monroe County
New York, USA
Plot: Section AA, Lot 2 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: William Barritt
Record added: Aug 27, 2002
Find A Grave Memorial# 6725872 |
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Added: May. 14, 2013 |
Dr. Warfield, I am proud to say that you are from Arkansas, my home state. Your rendition of "Ol' Man River" in the 1951 MGM version of "Showboat" is unparalleled. No other singer, Robeson included, captured the song's woeful but ultimately uplifting stat...(Read more)
-Anonymous
Added: Apr. 10, 2013 |
Trained at Fort Richie. I apologize, Mr. Warfield, for a lousy 24 word Biosketch. That is a sin. Some of us know the astonishing person you were, and we are of all races. Thank you thank you thank you. "Go Down, Death!"
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Ed Chilton
Added: Apr. 7, 2013 |
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