Lawrence Tibbett

Lawrence Tibbett was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. In 1997, he was honored with a U.S. postage stamp as part of the Postal Service's "Legends of American Music" series, along with fellow opera stars Richard Tucker, Rosa Ponselle and Lily Pons. Tibbett made film his next project, appearing in "The Cuban Love Song" (1931) and "Metropolitan" (1935). Later in his career, Tibbett acted in "Under Your Spell" (1936). Tibbett was married to Grace Mackay Smith. Tibbett passed away in July 1960 at the age of 64.