Robert Merrill

He always donated his time on the Cerebral Palsy telethon with Dennis James. The event marked a precedent that would lead eventually to the "Three Tenors" concerts many years later. They parted amicably; he had two children a son David and a daughter Lizanne with his second wife Marion (d.

Robert Merrill (June 4 1917 – October 23 2004) was an American operatic baritone who was also active in the musical theatre circuit.