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Daniel James Dailey Jr. (December 14, 1915 – October 16, 1978) was an American actor and dancer. He is best remembered for a series of popular musicals he made at 20th Century Fox such as Mother Wore Tights (1947).
The actor-dancer's unusual candor in Hollywood may have made it easier for him to continue his career, which ended in 1978 after his unexpected death following a hip replacement. Unfortunately, psychological problems may have contributed to the suicide in 1975 of his only child, Dan Dailey III.
- December 14, 1915
- October 16, 1978
Sep 28, 2011 · One such dancer that comes to mind was Dan Dailey. He lacked the polish of Fred Astaire, and the athletics of Gene Kelly, but he was 20th Century Fox's answer to the both of them in the 1940s, and he deserves to be remembered.
- David Lobosco
Dailey was tired, this night. "The Odd Couple" is a physically demanding comedy, requiring him to be onstage almost every minute, playing a growling, loud, recently divorced sports writer who makes the mistake of inviting a friend in marital difficulty to move into his bachelor's squalor.
Dan Dailey. 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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- New York City, New York, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Daniel James Dailey III. Maintained by: AJ. Added: Aug 24, 1999. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 6209. Source citation. Only child of actor Dan Dailey and his first wife Elizabeth Jane, died by suicide outside a hospital in Santa Monica, CA.
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Dan Dailey began his career in the last days of vaudeville, and in 1934 he was cast in a minor part in the Rodgers & Hart musical, Babes in Arms. That play ran on Broadway for its final year, 1937. He obtained roles in several more plays, until 1940 when he signed a contract with MGM.
- December 14, 1913
- October 16, 1978
