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Dan Dailey
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| Birth name | Daniel James Dailey |
| Born | December 14, 1913 New York, New York, USA |
| Died | October 16, 1978 (aged 64) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Spouse(s) | Esther Rodier (?-1941) Gwen Carter O Connor'(?-?) Elizabeth Hofert (1942-1951) |
Daniel James Dailey Jr. (December 14, 1913 – October 16, 1978) was an American dancer and 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. However, the people at MGM realized their mistake quickly and cast 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. In 1950, he starred in A Ticket to Tomahawk, often noted as on of the first screen appearances of Marilyn Monroe, in a very small part as a dance-hall girl. One of his notable roles was in There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) which featured Irving Berlin's music and also starred Ethel Merman, Marilyn Monroe, Donald O'Connor, and Johnnie Ray.
As the musical genre began to wane in the mid-1950s, he moved on to various comedic and dramatic roles, including his television series, The Governor & J.J.. His sister is Another World actress Irene Dailey.
- The Mortal Storm (1940)
- Hullabaloo (1940)
- Lady Be Good (1941)
- Mother Wore Tights (1947)
- You Were Meant for Me (1948)
- When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)
- When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
- A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
- My Blue Heaven (1950)
- I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)
- The Pride of St. Louis (1952)
- What Price Glory? (1952)
- Call Me Mister (1953)
- The Kid from Left Field (1953)
- There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
- It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
- Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
- The Wings of Eagles (1957)
- The Wayward Bus (1957)
- Pepe (1960)
- Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
- Cuatro noches de la luna, Las aka Four Nights of the Full Moon (1963), co-starring Gene Tierney
