Robert Alda's career began in vaudeville, as a singer-dancer.
Graduating to performing on radio and in burlesque, he made a splashy
film debut as George Gershwin in Rhapsodie in Blau (1945). His film career faltered somewhat
after that, but he had much greater success on the Broadway stage in
such productions as "Guys and Dolls" and "What Makes Sammy Run."
Settling in Rome in the early 1960s, he appeared in many Italian and
European films over the next 15 years. While many of them were quite
successful in Europe, few made it to the United States. Alda is the
father of actor Alan Alda and Antony Alda.
