Comments on: Howard Keel Death: SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, CALAMITY JANE http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/howard-keel/ The Oscars, film awards, new releases, Los Angeles screenings, movie classics, gay movies, film festivals, box office, foreign and independent films Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:29:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: Pauline Evanshttp://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/howard-keel/#comment-516418 Pauline Evans Thu, 24 Mar 2011 02:55:32 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/howard-keel/#comment-516418 Just wanted to mention that Howard Keel's real name was NOT Leek, it was always Keel, he mentioned this himself in his autobiography 'Only Make Believe: My Life in Show Business. Also, his first name was Harry not Harold, when he first went into Show Business he was mistakenly called Harold by someone who assumed that Harry was an abbreviaton for Harold, and the name stuck until it was changed to Howard when he went to Hollywood. Just wanted to mention that Howard Keel's real name was NOT Leek, it was always Keel, he mentioned this himself in his autobiography 'Only Make Believe: My Life in Show Business.
Also, his first name was Harry not Harold, when he first went into Show Business he was mistakenly called Harold by someone who assumed that Harry was an abbreviaton for Harold, and the name stuck until it was changed to Howard when he went to Hollywood.

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