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Dooley Wilson. Arthur " Dooley " Wilson (April 3, 1886 – May 30, 1953) was an American actor, singer and musician who is best remembered for his portrayal of Sam in the 1942 film Casablanca. In that romantic drama, he performs its theme song "As Time Goes By".
Overview. Born. April 3, 1886 · Tyler, Texas, USA. Died. May 30, 1953 · Los Angeles, California, USA (natural causes) Birth name. Arthur Dooley WIlson. Mini Bio. "You must remember this, a kiss is still a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh; the fundamental things apply, as time goes by...". .
- April 3, 1886
- May 30, 1953
Dooley was born Arthur Wilson in Tyler, Texas. His exact year of birth was debated for years, listed in reference books as either 1886 or 1894. His grave marker, however, at Angelus Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles gives the year 1886.
- Actor, Soundtrack
- April 3, 1886
- Dooley Wilson
- May 30, 1953
Arthur " Dooley " Wilson (April 3, 1886 – May 30, 1953) was an American actor, singer and musician who is best remembered for his portrayal of Sam in the 1942 film Casablanca. In that romantic drama, he performs its theme song "As Time Goes By".
Dooley Wilson was born Arthur Wilson on April 3, 1886 in Tyler, TX, and was performing on stage by the age of 12. Like a number of African-American entertainers of the time, minstrel shows were his training ground and he eventually earned the nickname "Dooley," thanks to a whiteface performance as an Irishman where he sang the song "Mr. Dooley."
Apr 10, 2013 · (April 3, 1886 – May 30, 1953) was an American actor and singer. who is best remembered as the piano-player and singer “Sam” who sings “ As Time Goes By ” at the request of Ilsa Lund ( Ingrid Bergman) in the 1942 film , Casablanca – the Sam in the famously misremembered line “Play it again, Sam” – a phrase which was never actually spoken in the ...
Jan 1, 1996 · Type: Biography. Published: January 1, 1996. Updated: October 23, 2013. Wilson, Arthur [Dooley] (1894–1953). Dooley Wilson, actor and musician, was born Arthur Wilson in Tyler, Texas, on April 3, 1886. Some sources list 1894 as the year of his birth, but Wilson's gravestone gives 1886. Wilson's career spanned more than forty years.
