Robert Goulet: 1933-2007

Award-winning actor and singer Robert Goulet, seen at the opening night of the Broadway musical "Victor/Victoria," Oct. 25, 1995, died Oct. 30, 2007, while awaiting a lung transplant at a Los Angeles hospital.

Goulet, a boyish looking baritone who spent much of his youth in Canada, gained fame as Sir Lancelot in the 1960 Broadway musical "Camelot" that starred Richard Burton as King Arthur and Julie Andrews as Guinevere. Here, he is helped by his aide John Dennis as he prepares for that role at the Majestic Theater in New York May 10, 1961.

After appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show," Goulet became a hit with TV audiences apearing on many network specials. In this Dec. 12, 1961, photo, he twirls a lariat before an audience of children during the taping of a Christmas special "The Enchanted Nutcracker."

Goulet won a Grammy Award in 1962 for Best New Artist and made the singles chart in 1964 with "My Love Forgive Me." He recorded more than 15 albums for Columbia Records. Here, he listens to the playback of his song, "It's Always You" during a recording session in July 1961.

In this image originally released by James D. Proctor Associates, Carol Lawrence, left, and Robert Goulet are shown at the premiere of Arthur Miller's "A View From The Bridge" in New York Jan. 23, 1962. Goulet's stage credits elsewhere include productions of "Carousel," "Finian's Rainbow," "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," "The Pajama Game," "Meet Me in St. Louis," and "South Pacific."

Actress Carol Lawrence, left, and singer Robert Goulet appear in New York July 6, 1963, after obtaining a marriage license. Lawrence was his second wife; his marriage to first wife Louise Longmore ended in divorce as did his marriage to Lawrence. His third wife, Vera Novak, survives him.

Goulet is seen in this 1965 photo originally released by ABC. In addition to appearing on TV, Goulet acted in some films including the animated "Gay Purr-ee" (1962), "Underground" (1970), to "The Naked Gun 2 1/2" (1991). He played a lounge singer in Louis Malle's acclaimed 1980 film "Atlantic City."

In this photo originally released by Pan American Airways, Robert Goulet carries his wife Carol Lawrence as they board a flight at JFK Airport in New York on their way to London for their honeymoon March 25, 1964. Goulet had a daughter with his first wife, Louise Longmore, and two sons with Lawrence, the actress and singer who played Maria in the original Broadway production of "West Side Story."

Goulet is shown Feb. 21, 1969, in New York. The singer received vocal training at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto and made his first professional appearance at age 16 with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. His early success on Canadian television preceded his breakthrough on Broadway.

Goulet, center, and actress Debbie Reynolds, right, present a birthday cake to actress Stefanie Powers on stage at the William Holden Wildlife Foundation's 20th Anniversary "Broadway goes to the Movies" concert at the Los Angeles International Cultural Centre Theatre on Nov. 1, 2003.

Goulet greets fellow singer Andy Williams at the Society of Singers' 10th Annual Ella Award presentation to Dame Julie Andrews April 25, 2001, at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.

Goulet hugs actor Ricardo Montalban at the Unveiling and Gala Inauguration of the Ricardo Montalban Theatre on May 8, 2004, in Hollywood, Calif.

Goulet and his wife, Vera, pose on the red carpet during the opening night of Barry Manilow's Las Vegas show, "Manilow: Music and Passion," Feb. 24, 2005, at the Las Vegas Hilton. The singer and his wife had a home in Las Vegas and also lived on a yacht in Los Angeles.

Robert Goulet arrives at the 2005 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York, June 5, 2005.

Goulet and his wife, Vera, arrive at the gala premiere of "The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil" at the Mirage Hotel & Casino June 30, 2006, in Las Vegas. Goulet headlined frequently on the Las Vegas Strip.

Goulet sings "The Impossible Dream" before the Boston Red Sox play the Seattle Mariners during the home opener at Fenway Park on April 10, 2007, in Boston. The Massachusetts native last performed Sept. 20, 2007, in Syracuse, N.Y., in the one-man show, "A Man and his Music."

People walk past Robert Goulet's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on the day he died, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007. Goulet was while awaiting a lung transplant, after having been diagnosed in September 2007 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles with a rare form of pulmonary fibrosis.