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William Szathmary (October 5, 1924 – June 15, 2017), known as Bill Dana, was an American comedian, actor, and screenwriter. He often appeared on television shows such as The Ed Sullivan Show , frequently in the guise of a heavily accented Bolivian character named José Jiménez .
Jun 26, 2017 · Comedy writer and performer Bill Dana, who won stardom but stroked anger with his broken-English-spewing character Jose Jimenez, has died. Dana died at his home in Nashville...
Jun 19, 2017 · NEW YORK (AP) — Comedy writer and performer Bill Dana, who won stardom in the 1950s and '60s with his character Jose Jimenez, has died. Dana died Thursday at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, according to Emerson College, his alma mater. He was 92.
Jun 19, 2017 · Bill Dana, a comedian and comedy writer whose most famous character, the bumbling, English-mangling José Jiménez, provoked anger as well as laughter, died on Thursday at his...
Jun 19, 2017 · Dana, who first appeared as Jimenez on The Steve Allen Plymouth Show, where he also worked as an Emmy-nominated head writer, died Thursday at his home in Nashville, Emerson College announced.
Jul 23, 2014 · Internationally recognized former NASA research test pilot Bill Dana expressed through actions, not words, that he was among the best of the best at what he did. He was honest, humble, had great integrity and was the ultimate professional.
Bill Dana Collection. Born William Szathmary, Bill Dana (1924 - 2017) was a comedy writer, performer and producer raised in a Jewish-Hungarian household in a multicultural neighborhood in Quincy, Massachusetts. At the age of eighteen, Dana volunteered to serve as a combat infantryman in World War II, returning home with a Bronze Star medal.
Jun 19, 2017 · NEW YORK — Comedy writer and performer Bill Dana, who won stardom in the 1950s and '60s with his character Jose Jimenez, has died. Dana died Thursday at his home in Nashville,...
In his nearly three-hour Archive interview, Bill Dana (1924-2017) talks about growing up during the Depression, his interest in comedy, and his stint as an NBC page. He discusses teaming up for a comedy act with Gene Wood, before joining The Steve Allen Show, where he became head writer.
Other articles where Bill Dana is discussed: Steve Allen: Don Knotts, Tom Poston, Bill Dana, Pat Harrington, Jr., Dayton Allen, Gabe Dell, and Allen’s wife, actress Jayne Meadows. The show ended its run in 1961, after which Allen continued to host network and syndicated talk shows throughout the 1960s and early ’70s.
