Jimmy Durante

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Jimmy Durante

Born February 9, 1893 · New York City, New York, USA

Died January 29, 1980 · aged 86

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"…

Known For

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World · 1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
★ 7.01963
MovieAdventureComedy
A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.
That's Entertainment, Part IIThat's Entertainment, Part II · 1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
★ 7.01976
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.
Billy Rose's JumboBilly Rose's Jumbo · 1962
Billy Rose's Jumbo
★ 6.01962
MovieComedyMusic
The daughter of a circus owner fights to save her father from a takeover spearheaded by the man she loves.
Frosty the SnowmanFrosty the Snowman · 1969
Frosty the Snowman
★ 6.91969
MovieFamilyAnimation
A discarded silk top-hat becomes the focus of a struggle between a washed-up stage magician and a group of schoolchildren, after it magically brings a snowman to life. Realizing that newly-living Frosty will melt in spring unless he takes refuge in a colder climate, the magic snowman and Karen, a young girl whom he befriends, stow away on a freight train headed for the North Pole. Little do they know that the magician is following them, and he wants his hat back!
On an Island with YouOn an Island with You · 1948
On an Island with You
★ 5.91948
MovieComedyRomance
A young navy lieutenant is brought in as technical adviser on a song-dance-and-swim film being made by screen star Rosalind Reynolds. Having once done a number with her at a Forces show, the young lad somehow believes she should be his girl. Her boyfriend is just one of those disagreeing.
Monte Carlo or Bust!Monte Carlo or Bust! · 1969
Monte Carlo or Bust!
★ 5.91969
MovieAdventureComedy
Sequel to "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines". This time an international car rally from England to Monte Carlo provides the comedic farce.
Little Miss BroadwayLittle Miss Broadway · 1938
Little Miss Broadway
★ 6.51938
MovieDramaFamily
An orphan is provisionally adopted by the manager of a hotel populated by show business people. The hotel's owner doesn't like the entertainers and wants the girl returned to the orphanage.
Two Girls and a SailorTwo Girls and a Sailor · 1944
Two Girls and a Sailor
★ 5.81944
MovieMusicComedy
A U.S. Navy sailor helps two sisters start up a service canteen. The sailor soon becomes taken with gorgeous sister Jean, unaware that her sibling Patsy is also in love with him.

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The Lucy ShowThe Lucy Show · 1962
The Lucy Show
★ 7.11962
SeriesComedy
The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in cast and premise for the 1965–66 season divides the program into two distinct eras; aside from Ball, only Gale Gordon, who joined the program for its second season, remained. For the first three seasons, Vivian Vance was the co-star. The earliest scripts were entitled The Lucille Ball Show, but when this title was declined, producers thought of calling the show This Is Lucy or The New Adventures of Lucy, before deciding on the title The Lucy Show. Ball won consecutive Emmy Awards as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the series' final two seasons, 1966–67 and 1967–68.

Jimmy Durante