Perry Askam was a 20th-century American actor and baritone singer, most active in musical theatre and opera around the San Francisco area.
11 Facts About Perry Askam
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On this expansive property Perry Askam worked the ranch, working with cattle and in the grain fields while attending local school.
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Perry Askam then attended the Santa Clara University, studying music.
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Perry Askam joined the French army during World War I, and when the United States entered on the side of the Allies, he transferred to the American Ambulance Corps.
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Perry Askam played the San Francisco production of Castles in the Air in 1927.
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Perry Askam was in the Los Angeles production of The New Moon.
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Perry Askam had a significant role in the 1930 Warner Brothers musical film Sweet Kitty Bellairs in which he sang lead in several numbers, not surprising in that he was the only professional singer in the cast.
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Perry Askam performed the role of Count Almaviva in the 1936 production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro.
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Perry Askam had two roles for San Francisco's 1937 season, both in works by Charles Gounod, first as Mercutio in his Romeo et Juliette and then as Valentin in Faust.
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Perry Askam joined the New York-based New Opera Company in 1941 for a performance of Mozart's then-rarely-heard Cosi fan tutte.
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Perry Askam made regular concert appearances with the San Francisco Symphony.