Robert Preston
This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.
Scott Hardie replaced the category and made minor changes to the explanation provided by Steve.
publication date: Friday, September 23, 2022 (part of Fall 2022)
category: 
Theater
clue: Seventy-six musical instruments won this musical guy a Tony and then a Golden Globe nomination.
explanation: Robert Preston was an actor on Broadway and film perhaps best remembered for The Music Man featuring the song "Seventy-Six Trombones." more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, and Scott Hardie
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