Larry Kert’s Death – Cause and Date
Born (Birthday) December 5, 1930
Death Date June 5, 1991
Age of Death 60 years
Cause of Death HIV/AIDS
Profession Stage Actor
The stage actor Larry Kert died at the age of 60. Here is all you want to know and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
American musical theater performer who starred as Tony in the original Broadway production of West Side Story. He also appeared in the first production of Stephen Sondheim’s Company.
He graduated from Hollywood High School in Los Angeles. He made his Broadway debut in Tickets, Please!
He appeared in such films as New York, New York and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
Personal Life
His sister, Anita Ellis, had a career as a singer. He died of AIDS at the age of sixty.
He starred opposite Carol Lawrence in the 1957 Broadway production of West Side Story.
How did Larry Kert die?
Kert’s last stage appearance came in a touring company of La Cage aux Folles but he missed performances because of illness. Kert died, at 60, in his Manhattan home of AIDS in 1991.