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Jimmy Durante

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Jimmy Durante: Biography

  • Birth Name: James Francis Durante
  • Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/10/1893, Aquarius
  • Date of Death: 01/29/1980
  • Profession: Actor; singer; songwriter
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Jimmy Durante Fast Facts:
  • Raspy-voiced singer whose trademark song was "Inka-Dinka-Doo."
  • Nicknamed "Schnozzola" and "The Schnozz" because of his large nose; the nose was also referenced in the Cole Porter song "You're the Top" in the line "you're the nose on the great Durante."
  • Owned a nightclub called Club Durant in the 1920s that was shut down because of Prohibition.
  • Trademark closing line was "And goodnight Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are."  
  • Jimmy Durante Relationships:
  • Bartolomeo Durante - Father
  • Rosa Durante - Mother
  • Maud Jeanne Olson - Wife (deceased)
  • Marjorie Little - Wife
  • Cecelia Alicia Durante - Daughter
  • Jimmy Durante Awards:
  • 1952 Emmy: Best Comedian or Comedienne - Nominee
  • 1953 Emmy: Best Comedian - Winner
  • 1953 Emmy: Most Outstanding Personality - Nominee
  • 1950 Peabody: Personal Award - Winner
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