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John Charles Thomas 1891-1960, American baritone, b. Meyersdale, Pa., studied at the Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore. After a successful career in musical comedy he made his operatic debut in Washington, D.C., in 1924 and later sang with the Royal Opera, Brussels. He made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in 1934 in Verdi's La Traviata, joining the company in 1935. Well-known as a concert and radio singer, he also appeared in motion pictures.

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Thomas, John Charles (1891?–1960), singer. Although better known for his later career in opera and on radio, the stocky baritone from Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, made his Broadway debut in The Passing Show of 1913 and later played leads in The Peasant Girl (1915), Step This Way (1916), Her Soldier Boy (1916), and The Star Gazer (1917). After heading a road company of Maytime, he scored his biggest hit in Apple Blossoms (1919).

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