The Danny Thomas Show
1953
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James Francis Durante (/ d ə ˈ r æ n t i / də-RAN-tee, Italian:; February 10, 1893 – January 29, 1980) was an American comedian, actor, singer, and pianist.His distinctive gravelly speech, Lower East Side accent, comic language-butchery, jazz-influenced songs, and prominent nose helped make him one of the United States' most familiar and popular personalities of the 1920s through the 1970s.
Jimmy Durante (1893-1980) Jimmy Durante. First wife Jeanne died in 1943. Wed second wife, Marjorie Little after 16 year courtship when she was 39 and he 67 Marjorie Little had been the hatcheck girl at the Copacabana. Durante and his second wife adopted a baby girl, Cecelia Alicia on Christmas day 1961. Durante doted on "CeCe" until his death.
Comedian, composer, actor, singer and songwriter ("Inka Dinka Doo") Jimmy Durante was educated in New York public schools. He began his career as a Coney Island pianist, and organized a five-piece band in 1916. He opened the Club Durant with Eddie Jackson and Lou Clayton, with whom he later formed a comedy trio for vaudeville and on television.
May 2, 2024 · Jimmy Durante (born Feb. 10, 1893, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Jan. 29, 1980, Santa Monica, Calif.) was an American comedian whose career in every major entertainment performance medium spanned more than six decades. As a boy, Durante wanted to become a saloon pianist. His father, a barber, bought him a piano and provided intermittent lessons.
James Francis " Jimmy " Durante (February 10, 1893 – January 29, 1980) was an American singer, pianist, comedian, and actor. His distinctive clipped gravelly speech, New York accent, comic language butchery, jazz-influenced songs, and prominent nose helped make him one of America's most familiar and popular personalities of the 1920s through ...
