Peter Palmer (actor)

[2] In 1956, Palmer was cast in the title role of the musical Li'l Abner, for which he won a Theatre World Award.[3] Having won a singing contest while in the U.S. Army, he was rewarded with an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, where he sang "Granada".The producers of the musical, Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, happened to spot him on the Sullivan show and sought out to hire him immediately.[citation needed] In 1967, Palmer had a recurring role as Sergeant James Bustard, a former Confederate States of America soldier in the short-lived series Custer.[citation needed] In 1954, Palmer married his first wife, Jackalee Ann "Jackie" Gleason; they divorced in 1964.
Peter Palmer and Carol Channing in Lorelei on Broadway (1974)
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