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Dailey starred in a film for John Ford, When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950) which was a mild success at the box office. He received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy in 1951. More popular was a third teaming with Grable, My Blue Heaven (1950). He made a cameo in I'll Get By (1950).
Actor: The Governor & J.J.. Born in New York City, Dan Dailey started his career in vaudeville, later making his Broadway debut in the stage version of "Babes in Arms". When signed to MGM, the studio initially casted him as a Nazi in The Mortal Storm (1940).
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Actor: The Governor & J.J.. Born in New York City, Dan Dailey started his career in vaudeville, later making his Broadway debut in the stage version of "Babes in Arms". When signed to MGM, the studio initially casted him as a Nazi in The Mortal Storm (1940).
- December 14, 1915
- October 16, 1978
Roger Ebert February 12, 1967. Tweet. Dan Dailey in Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen's "It's Always Fair Weather" (1955). The roar of the greasepaint, the smell of the crowd, Anthony Newley called it, and after the final curtain call of " The Odd Couple ," backstage, all Dan Dailey wanted to do was get out of his makeup and into a dressing gown.
Mar 12, 2017 · Beginning with Mother Wore Tights (1947) Dailey became the frequent and favorite co-star of movie legend Betty Grable. His performance in their film When My Baby Smiles at Me in 1948 garnered him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
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The Wings of Eagles. There's No Business Like Show Business. Pepe. A Ticket to Tomahawk. When Willie Comes Marching Home. Meet Me in Las Vegas. What Price Glory. Acting. Directing. Daniel James Dailey Jr. (December 14, 1915 – October 16, 1978) was an American dancer and actor.
After serving as an officer in World War II, Dailey rose to film stardom in such 20th Century-Fox productions as Mother Wore Tights (1947), A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950) and When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948), for which he won an Oscar nomination.
