Evans, Wilbur
Performer
Wilbur Evans (August 5, 1905 - May 31, 1987) was an American actor and singer who performed on the radio, in opera, on Broadway, in films, and in early live television.Evans was born in Philadelphia, the son of W. Percy and Emma Whilt Evans, of Welsh descent. He had a brother, Walter, and a sister, Emma, who died at an early age. As a child, he sang with the Welsh Singing Society of Philadelphia and as a soloist in the choir of the First Unitarian Church in the Germantown section of the city. At Holmes Junior High School, he performed in his first play, Daddy Long Legs. From 1921-1925 he attended West Philadelphia High School For Boys. There he starred in Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado as Ko-Ko. [source from Wikipedia]
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