Jimmy Durante

Jimmy Durante

Date of Birth:

Feb 09, 1893

Place of Birth:

New York City, New York, USA

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. He appeared in the Broadway musicals "Show Girl", "The New  Yorkers", "Strike Me Pink", "Jumbo", "Red Hot and Blue", and "Stars in  Your Eyes". By 1936, he had appeared at the Palladium in London. Later  he had his own radio and television shows, and was a featured headliner  in night clubs. Biographer Gene Fowler wrote his biography, "Schnozzola". Joining ASCAP in 1941, he collaborated musically with Jackie Barnett and Ben Ryan,  and his other popular song compositions include "I'm Jimmy That  Well-Dressed Man", "I Know Darn Well I Can Do Without Broadway", "I Ups  to Him and He Ups to Me", "Daddy Your Mamma Is Lonesome For You",  "Umbriago", "Any State In the Forty-Eight", "Chidabee Chidabee  Chidabee", and "I'm Jimmy's Girl".

filmography:

The Christmas Party The Christmas Party

1931

Two Sisters from Boston Two Sisters from Boston

1946

Going Hollywood: The '30s Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

1962

Hollywood on Parade Hollywood on Parade

1932

Beau James Beau James

1957

That's Entertainment! That's Entertainment!

1974

Sally, Irene and Mary Sally, Irene and Mary

1938

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

1931

Music for Millions Music for Millions

1944

Melody Ranch Melody Ranch

1940

Hell Below Hell Below

1933

Student Tour Student Tour

1934

Checking Out: Grand Hotel Checking Out: Grand Hotel

2004

Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter

2011

Carnival Carnival

1935

You're in the Army Now You're in the Army Now

1941

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1 The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1

2001

It's Showtime It's Showtime

1976

And the Oscar Goes To... And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

The Frank Sinatra Timex Show The Frank Sinatra Timex Show

1959

JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala

2017

The Rudolph, Frosty & Friends Sing Along The Rudolph, Frosty & Friends Sing Along

2024

Breakdowns of 1942 Breakdowns of 1942

1942

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

1936

Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song

2002

That's Entertainment! III That's Entertainment! III

1994

The Last Judgment The Last Judgment

1961

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 Hollywood on Parade No. B-9

1934

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

2000

That's Entertainment, Part II That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

Land Without Music Land Without Music

1936

Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 Hollywood on Parade No. A-3

1932

The Great Rupert The Great Rupert

1950

This Time for Keeps This Time for Keeps

1947

Little Miss Broadway Little Miss Broadway

1938

It Happened in Brooklyn It Happened in Brooklyn

1947

Showbiz Goes to War Showbiz Goes to War

1982

Two Girls and a Sailor Two Girls and a Sailor

1944

Roadhouse Nights Roadhouse Nights

1930

On an Island with You On an Island with You

1948

Speak Easily Speak Easily

1932

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963

The Movie Orgy The Movie Orgy

1968

Palooka Palooka

1934

The Man Who Came to Dinner The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941

Billy Rose's Jumbo Billy Rose's Jumbo

1962

Frosty the Snowman Frosty the Snowman

1969

What! No Beer? What! No Beer?

1933

The Passionate Plumber The Passionate Plumber

1932

The Phantom President The Phantom President

1932

Meet the Baron Meet the Baron

1933

George White's Scandals George White's Scandals

1934

Give a Man a Job Give a Man a Job

1933

Strictly Dynamite Strictly Dynamite

1934

Alice Through the Looking Glass Alice Through the Looking Glass

1966

Hollywood Party Hollywood Party

1934

The Milkman The Milkman

1950

The Wet Parade The Wet Parade

1932

Broadway to Hollywood Broadway to Hollywood

1933

Pepe Pepe

1960

The Cuban Love Song The Cuban Love Song

1931

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

1988

The March of Time The March of Time

1930

Start Cheering Start Cheering

1938

Blondie of the Follies Blondie of the Follies

1932

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