Howard Keel
With his renewed fame, Howard began his first solo recording career at age sixty-four, as well as a wildly successful concert career in the UK. He released an album in 1984 called "With Love", that sold poorly, thus indicating that though the American public were happy to see him as a supporting actor on hit TV show, they were not prepared for a full resumption of his previous stardom.
Even after Dallas he continued to sing, and kept his voice in remarkable shape. In 1994, he and Judy moved to Palm Desert, CA. The Keels were always active in charity events, helping their community and were well loved amongst the residents. In particular, Howard and Judy attended the annual Howard Keel Golf Classic at Mere Golf Club in Cheshire, England, which raised money for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). He attended for many years, up until the year of his death.
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Death
Howard died at his home in Palm Desert on November 7, 2004, six weeks after being diagnosed with colon cancer. He is survived by Judy, his wife of thirty-four years, his four children, ten grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. He was cremated and his ashes scattered at various favorite places including Mere Golf Club, Liverpool John Lennon Airport, and in Tuscany, Italy.
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Family
Howard Keel is the father of production director Leslie Keel and the grandfather of actors Mico Olmos and Bodie Olmos.
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Filmography
Features:
- The Small Voice (1948)
- Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
- Pagan Love Song (1950)
- Three Guys Named Mike (1951)
- Show Boat (1951)
- Across the Wide Missouri (1951) (narrator)
- Texas Carnival (1951)
- Callaway Went Thataway (1951)
- Desperate Search (1952)
- Lovely to Look At (1952)
- Fast Company (1953)
- Ride, Vaquero! (1953)
- Calamity Jane (1953)
- Kiss Me, Kate (1953)
- Rose Marie (1954)
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
- Deep in My Heart (1954)
- Jupiter's Darling (1955)
- Kismet (1955)
- Floods of Fear (1959)
- The Big Fisherman (1959)
- Armored Command (1961)
- The Day of the Triffids (1962)
- Waco (1966)
- Red Tomahawk (1967)
- The War Wagon (1967)
- Arizona Bushwhackers (1968)
- That's Entertainment! III (1994)
- My Father's House (2002)
Short Subjects:
- The Hoaxters (1952) (narrator)
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