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Craig Timberlake
Craig Timberlake (October 30, 1920 - December 31, 2006) was an American stage actor, singer, author, and educator. A talented bass, he performed in operas and musicals in theatres ...view moreCraig Timberlake (October 30, 1920 - December 31, 2006) was an American stage actor, singer, author, and educator. A talented bass, he performed in operas and musicals in theatres throughout North America in addition to acting in plays from the 1940s through the 1980s.
Born in Oil City, Pennsylvania, Timberlake earned a BA from Southern Methodist University and an MA and EdD from Columbia University. He served as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He began his performance career after the end of the war, making his Broadway debut as Go-To in Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado in October 1949. In the early 1950s, Timberlake joined Fred Waring’s “Pennsylvanians”, performing and recording with the group for many years. He later joined the roster of singers at the New York City Opera, making his debut with the company in the world premiere of Nevit Kodalli’s Van Gogh.
Timberlake continued to perform in plays, operas, concerts, and musicals throughout North America up into the 1980s. He also taught for many years at Teachers College, Columbia University where he was chairman of the department of music and music education. He also served as Chairman of the American Academy of Teachers of Singing and served for a time as the President of the New York Singing Teachers’ Association.
Timberlake was also a writer. His book The Bishop of Broadway: The Life and Work of David Belasco was published in 1954. He also contributed articles to Music Educators Journal, The Review of Education, the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, and Teachers College Record.
He retired from teaching in 1991, relocating to Ogunquit, Maine where he lived for the rest of his life. In his later years he worked as a producer and music consultant for the Community of Jesus’s touring choir, Gloriae Dei Cantores, for a total of 13 recordings.
Timberlake died in 2006 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, aged 86.view less