16 Facts About Tom Drake

Tom Drake was born in Brooklyn, New York, and attended Iona Preparatory School and graduated from Mercersburg Academy.

Tom Drake was excused from serving in World War II due to heart problems.

Tom Drake was third billed in a "B", Maisie Goes to Reno then had small roles in some "A" pictures, Marriage Is a Private Affair and Mrs Parkington.

Tom Drake was more prominently featured in his role as Judy Garland's leading man in 1944's Meet Me in St Louis.

MGM gave Tom Drake the star role in The Green Years, which was a huge hit.

Back at MGM Tom Drake was a support in The Beginning or the End and Cass Timberlane, and teamed with Beery again in Alias a Gentleman.

Tom Drake did another Lassie film, Hills of Home and played composer Richard Rodgers in the loosely-based biography Words and Music.

Tom Drake was borrowed by Fox to play the romantic lead in Mr Belvedere Goes to College then at MGM was in Scene of the Crime with Van Johnson.

Tom Drake went to Columbia for Never Trust a Gambler and to Allied Artists for Disc Jockey.

Tom Drake has appeared in features, starring in The Cyclops, Date with Disaster, and Raintree County.

Tom Drake played the leader of a gang of criminals in Warlock and was in Money, Women and Guns.

Tom Drake had a minor role in the film The Singing Nun, playing Ed Sullivan's producer Mr Fitzpatrick.

Tom Drake was married to Isabelle Dunn during the 1940s.

Tom Drake was a Roman Catholic and supported Adlai Stevenson during the 1952 presidential election.

Tom Drake died of lung cancer at age 64 at Torrance Memorial Hospital in Torrance, California on August 11,1982.

Tom Drake's body is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.