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Mary Livingstone, Benny's wife, brought the singer to Benny's attention after hearing Day on the radio during a visit to New York. She took a recording of Day's singing to Benny, who then went to New York to audition Day.
By himself, he recorded "I Never Knew Heaven Could Speak" and distributed the song out to various radio producers, one of whom presented it to Mary Livingston, Benny's wife. She was so taken that she insisted he be considered for her husband's popular radio show "The Jack Benny Show".
- May 21, 1916
- June 22, 1988
‘Green Kid’. To Benny, however, Day remained that “green kid.” When the singer was well into his 40s, Benny still called him “the kid.” A devout Catholic, Day married Margaret Ellen Almquist...
Dennis in fact would play second-banana to the comedian until Benny's death in 1974. Dennis was christened Owen Patrick McNulty on May 21, 1917 in Bronx, New York, the son of an Ireland-born stationary engineer.
- January 1, 1
- The Bronx, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Bel Air, California, USA
Mar 1, 2013 · The McNulty-Days were married in 1948. We note this passing because their 40-year marriage produced ten children, which was a bit unusual for celebrities of that era. Six girls and four boys, none of whom apparently went into show business.
Day intended to enroll in law school at Fordham University after graduating from Manhattan College in 1939. But a recording of his songs that he mailed to Benny's wife, Mary Livingston,...
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