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September 6, 1985 · Los Angeles, California, USA (cancer) Birth name. Giovanni Alfredo de Simone. Mini Bio. Singer, songwriter ("Oh, My Darlin'"), author and actor, educated at the Detroit Conservatory of Music, and a band vocalist with the orchestras of Glenn Miller , Gene Krupa and Bob Crosby.
Sep 8, 1985 · Johnny Desmond, the singer and actor who rose to fame as a vocalist with Glenn Miller's swing band, died of cancer on Friday night at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 65 years...
Sep 8, 1985 · Times Staff Writer. Singer-actor Johnny Desmond, who rose to fame during the Big Band Era as a lead vocalist for Glenn Miller’s swing band, has died of cancer at the age of 65. Desmond, a...
Johnny Desmond's ultra-smooth vocals earned him the nickname of "The Creamer." He enjoyed success in Detroit during the 1930s before forming a foursome known as the Downbeats, which joined Bob Crosby's… Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1930s - 1960s. Born. November 14, 1919 in Detroit, MI. Died. September 6, 1985 in Los Angeles, CA.
They called him "the GI Sinatra," and singer Johnny Desmond earned that nickname, along with his sergeant stripes, as a member of Glenn Miller's World War II Army Air Forces orchestra, where...
November 14, 1919. Died. September 06, 1985. Cause of Death. Cancer. Biography. Read More. Johnny Desmond was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Desmond marked his early career with roles in "Sally" (NBC, 1957-58) and the Victor Mature romance "China Doll" (1958).
Birthday: Nov 14, 1919. Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA. Johnny Desmond was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Desmond marked his early career with roles in "Sally" (NBC,...
