Gaxton, William
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Gaxton, William [né Arturo Antonio Gaxiola] (1893–1963), comic actor and singer. The distinguished‐looking comedian, whose pushy, frenetic style somewhat belied his appearance, was born in San Francisco and educated at military school and the University of California. He entered vaudeville at the age of fifteen and was soon doing a popular single turn. Gaxton made his Broadway musical debut in the
Music Box Revue (1922), then rose to leading man status as Martin in
A Connecticut Yankee (1927) and as Peter Forbes in
Fifty Million Frenchmen (1930). He scored his biggest hit when he first teamed with Victor
Moore to play President Wintergreen in
Of Thee I Sing (1931). His manly, brash style proved a superb counterpart to Moore's wispy timidity, so they were paired again in a sequel,
Let 'Em Eat Cake (1933), and in
Anything Goes (1934),
Leave It to Me! (1938),
Louisiana Purchase (1940),
Hollywood Pinafore (1945), and
Nellie Bly (1946).
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