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Bob Holiday, Broadway's First Superman, Is Dead at 84
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Bob Holiday
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Bob Holiday
Performer
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Born:
Nov 12, 1932 in Brooklyn, NY
Death:
Jan 27, 2017 in Hawley, PA
Roles (2)
"It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman"
Opened March 29, 1966
as Superman and Clark Kent (Original)
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Opened November 23, 1959
as Neil (Original)
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