This page will contain discussion groups about Dan Dailey, as they become available.Dan DaileyDaniel James Dailey Jr. (December 14, 1913 - October 16, 1978) was an American actor. Born in New York City, he appeared in a minstrel show when very young, and appeared in vaudeville before his Broadway debut in 1937 in Babes in Arms. In 1940 he was signed by MGM to make movies and, although his past career had been in musicals, he was initially cast as a Nazi in The Mortal Storm. The people at MGM realized their mistake immediately, however, and began casting him in a series of musical films. He served in the United States Army during World War II, then returned to more musicals. His performance in When My Baby Smiles at Me in 1948 garnered him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. As the musical genre began to wane in the mid-1950s, he moved on to various comedic and dramatic roles, and television. This page about Dan Dailey includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Dan Dailey News stories about Dan Dailey External links for Dan Dailey Videos for Dan Dailey Wikis about Dan Dailey Discussion Groups about Dan Dailey Blogs about Dan Dailey Images of Dan Dailey |
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As the musical genre began to wane in the mid-1950s, he moved on to various comedic and dramatic roles, and television. Fairbanks has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for motion pictures at 6318 Hollywood Boulevard and one for television at 6665 Hollywood Boulevard. His performance in When My Baby Smiles at Me in 1948 garnered him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California, in the same crypt as his father. He served in the United States Army during World War II, then returned to more musicals. He died of a heart attack in New York. The people at MGM realized their mistake immediately, however, and began casting him in a series of musical films. In 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt appointed him a special envoy to South America. In 1940 he was signed by MGM to make movies and, although his past career had been in musicals, he was initially cast as a Nazi in The Mortal Storm. support for Britain during World War II, and was created a KBE in 1949. Born in New York City, he appeared in a minstrel show when very young, and appeared in vaudeville before his Broadway debut in 1937 in Babes in Arms. He advocated U.S. Daniel James Dailey Jr. (December 14, 1913 - October 16, 1978) was an American actor. Three years later, on May 30, 1991 he married Vera Shelton. Mary Lee Fairbanks died of cancer in 1988. On April 22, 1939, he married Mary Lee Hartford (née Mary Lee Epling), a former wife of George Huntington Hartford, the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company heir: they had three daughters. was one of the naked men in the incriminating photos which were used as evidence in the divorce trial of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll. It has been claimed that Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. He became active in both society and politics, but Joan Crawford did not enjoy these activities and they were divorced in May 1933. He went on a delayed honeymoon to England, where he was entertained by Noel Coward and George, Duke of Kent. Faribanks starred in several pictures with Loretta Young, and with Little Caesar, Outward Bound and The Dawn Patrol his movies began to have more success. Malachy’s Church, New York, New York, they were married. On June 3, 1929, in St. He was also noticed by Joan Crawford, who began to date him. After making some undistinguished films, he took to the stage, where he impressed his father, his step-mother Mary Pickford, and Charlie Chaplin, who encouraged him to continue with acting. Largely on the basis of his name, he was given a contract at age fourteen with Paramount Pictures. With his mother, he lived for a time in California, Paris, and London. and his first wife Anna Beth Sully. His parents divorced when he was ten years old. He was born in New York, the son of actor Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (December 9, 1909 - May 7, 2000) was an American actor. Ghost Story - 1981. State Secret - 1950. The Fighting O'Flynn - 1949. Sinbad the Sailor - 1947. The Corsican Brothers - 1941. Angels Over Broadway - 1940. Gunga Din - 1939. The Prisoner of Zenda - 1937. Catherine the Great - 1934. Morning Glory - 1933. Little Caesar - 1931. The Jazz Age - 1929. Our Modern Maidens - 1929 (with then wife Joan Crawford). Stella Dallas - 1925. |