Craig Timberlake

Craig Timberlake (October 30, 1920 – December 31, 2006) was an American stage actor, singer, author, and educator. A talented bass, Timberlake performed in operas and musicals in theatres throughout North America in addition to acting in plays from the 1940s through the 1980s.^[1]

Biography

Born in

Trial By Jury, and Rowland in William Shakespeare's As You Like It. The latter production starred Katharine Hepburn and toured throughout the United States.^[1]

In the early 1950s, Timberlake joined Fred Waring's "Pennsylvanians", performing and recording with the group for many years. In 1954 he won the American Theatre Wing's singing competition which led to his New York City recital debut in March of that year at Town Hall. In May 1957 he created the role of The Physician in the world premiere of Carlos Chávez's The Visitors.^[3] Later that year he joined the roster of singers at the New York City Opera where his roles included "The Accompanist" in the world premiere of Hugo Weisgall's Six Characters in Search of an Author.^[4]

Timberlake continued to perform in plays, operas, concerts, and musicals throughout North America up into the 1980s. He notably starred as Henry Higgins in the 1964 National tour of

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma while visiting his sister.^[1]

Timberlake was also a writer. His book The Bishop of Broadway: David Belasco, His Life and Work was published in 1954.

The Review of Education, the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, and Teachers College Record

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