Lawrence Tibbett: Lawrence Tibbett. Actor: The Cuban Love Song. One of the great voices of the Metropolitan Opera, Lawrence Mervil Tibbet was born in Bakersfield, California, in 1896. Born at the end of the "wild west" era, he was only six when his father, who was a Kern County deputy sheriff, was killed by bandits. After training with, among others, Metropolitan Opera bass (and later film actor) Basil Ruysdael, he joined the...
Known For: The Cuban Love Song (Terry), The Rogue Song (Yegor), New Moon (Lieutenant Michael Petroff), House of Strangers (Soundtrack("Largo al factotum"))