RIP Robert Goulet (1933-2007)
So Long, Mr. Goulet
Just got word on the passing of the talented and gracious Robert Goulet.
Robert Goulet was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts as the only son of French Canadian parents, Joseph Georges Andre Goulet and Jeanette Gauthier. In Edmonton, he attended the famous voice schools founded by Herbert G. Turner and Jean Letourneau, and later became a radio announcer for radio station CKUA. Upon graduating from high school, Goulet received a scholarship to Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music.
In 1959, Goulet was introduced to librettist Alan Jay Lerner and composer Frederick Loewe, who were having difficulty casting the role of Lancelot in their stage production Camelot. Lerner and Loewe, impressed by Goulet’s talent, signed the virtual newcomer to play the part, opposite Richard Burton’s King Arthur and Julie Andrews’ Queen Guenevere.
Camelot, of course, was a huge hit, and Mr. Goulet would remain in the public eye with many wonderful stage and screen performances, as well as many successful record albums.
So long, Mr. Goulet. Thank you for all you gave, and you shall be missed.
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I will always remember his guest appearances in the Carol Brunet show. May he rest in peace…in Camelot!
Well, apparently, if ever he would leave us, it would be in autumn. Fare Thee Well, Bob!
Thelma, Mr. Goulet was one of the alltime greats and he exhibited great talent and also a bit of a sense of humor about himself! I also think he was a fellow Las Vegan, though I know he passed away in California. He shall be missed!
Jaytee, another like him won’t come along anytime soon.
I got teary-eyed last night with his rendition of “The Impossible Dream.” It’s not just a great song, it’s an anthem.
Oh, Mr. Violet Eyes Goulet;
“But if I’d ever leave you,
It couldn’t be in autumn.
How I’d leave in autumn
I never will know.
I’ve seen how you sparkle
When fall nips the air.
I know you in autumn
And I must be there.
“If ever I would leave you it couldn’t be in autumn….” you sang to me, but you did leave me in autumn and I am sad.
Absolutely no one can sing from “Camelot,” like the very handsomest, talented Robert Goulet.
Thelma,
Mr. Goulet shall be missed!
NWVeryBerry,
Mr. Goulet will live forever in his music!