page_title: John Battles
hierarchical_section_title: John Battles
caption_attribution_description: English: American stage actor John Battles known for starring as "Gabey" in the original Broadway production of On The Town.
context_page_description: John Battles was a musical and dramatic theater actor and a native of New York City. Battles's breakout role and career highlight came in 1944 as Gabey in the original Broadway production of the hit musical comedy On the Town. In 1947, he debuted as the lead in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Allegro. He last starred in Thirteen Daughters in 1961.
context_section_description: John Battles (August 10, 1921 – September 22, 2009) was a musical and dramatic theater actor and a native of New York City. Battles's breakout role and career highlight came in 1944 as Gabey in the original Broadway production of the hit musical comedy On the Town. In 1947, he debuted as the lead (Joseph Taylor, Jr.) in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Allegro. He last starred in Thirteen Daughters in 1961.
caption: Battles in 1949
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