# Kent Edwards

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{{Short description|American actor and singer}}
'''Kent Edwards''' (born {{circa|1918}} — died August 7, 1993<ref name="obit">{{cite book|title=OBITUARIES: Kenneth (Kent) Edwards|work=[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))|volume=352|issue=6|date=September 20, 1993|page=42}}</ref>) was an American [musical theatre](/source/musical_theatre) actor and nightclub singer of the 1940s who is best remembered for portraying Einar in the original production of ''[Song of Norway](/source/Song_of_Norway)'' at the [Los Angeles Civic Light Opera](/source/Los_Angeles_Civic_Light_Opera), on [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre), and in the 1946-1947 national tour. He recorded the role for [Decca Records](/source/Decca_Records) on the 1945 [cast album](/source/cast_album).

==Career==
Born Kenneth Edwards in Wichita, Kansas, he began his career in [Hollywood](/source/Cinema_of_the_United_States); making his stage debut in Bob Wright and Chet Forrest's 1940 musical revue ''Thank You, Columbus'' at the [Hollywood Playhouse](/source/Avalon_Hollywood).<ref>{{cite book|title=Legitimate: Plays Out of Town - Thank You, Columbus|author=Helm|work=[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))|volume=140|issue=11|date=November 20, 1940|page=52}}</ref><ref name="obit"/> He made his [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre) debut in the revue ''[New Faces of 1943](/source/New_Faces_of_1943)''; performing in that work from December 22, 1942, through March 13, 1943. In 1944 he originated the role of Einar in [Robert Wright](/source/Robert_Wright_(writer)) and [George Forrest](/source/George_Forrest_(author))'s [operetta](/source/operetta) ''[Song of Norway](/source/Song_of_Norway)'' which he performed not only at its premiere at the [Los Angeles Civic Light Opera](/source/Los_Angeles_Civic_Light_Opera), but also on [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre) from Aug 21, 1944 through September 7, 1946.<ref name="obit"/> He continued with the work on its National tour in 1946–1947.<ref name="obit"/> He also toured the United States with [Milton Berle](/source/Milton_Berle) in ''Spring in Brazil''.<ref name="obit"/>

In addition to performing in musicals, Edwards performed as a nightclub singer. He was a regular at the Colonial Inn in Hallandale, Florida in the late 1940s.<ref>{{cite book|title=Night Club Reviews: Colonial Inn|author=Lary|work=[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))|volume=165|issue=12|date=February 26, 1947|pages= 50, 54}}</ref>  He also appeared in night clubs in Hollywood, Chicago and New York City; including the [Copacabana](/source/Copacabana_(nightclub)).<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Night clubs-vaudeville: VAUDEVILLE REVIEWS - Chicago, Chicago|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|volume=56|issue=11|date=March 11, 1944|page=25}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Vaudeville: Night Club Reviews - COPACABANA, N. Y.|author=Abel|work=[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))|volume=150|issue= 12|date=June 2, 1943|page= 46}}</ref>

He died in [Miami](/source/Miami), [Florida](/source/Florida) of a heart attack at the age of 75.<ref name="obit"/>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/kent-edwards-112251 Kent Edwards at IBDB]

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Category:1910s births
Category:1993 deaths
Category:Male actors from Wichita, Kansas
Category:Male actors from Miami
Category:American male musical theatre actors
Category:Singers from Miami
Category:Nightclub performers
Category:20th-century American male singers
Category:20th-century American singers

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