Jimmy Durante
| Born | February 10, 1893 |
| Hometown | New York City, New York, United States |
| Height | 5'8" (1.73m) |
| Spouse | Margie Little, Jeanne Olsen |
| Children | CeCe Durante-Bloum |
| Parents | Bartolomeo Durante, Rosa Lentino Durante |
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Jimmy Durante’s Mrs. Calabash helped put NC fishing village on the map. But who was she?
- Theories abound about Mrs. Calabash’s identity, but the truth is out there, wherever it is.
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Frosty the Snowman - Holiday 2011
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AWARDS
| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Billy Rose's Jumbo | Nominated |
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The mutant tomatoes are here, and they come in peace
Many look like Jimmy Durante (if you’re too young to know who that is, think Squidward). Most tomatoes have about 4 or 5 locules; cherry tomatoes contain 2 or 3; plum or Roma types have 2. “Under the right conditions (temperatures that are too hot or even too cold), this could affect one or two tomatoes per plant, depending on where they are in the development process and what the (weather) conditions are,” according to Timothy McDermott, assistant professor and extension educator at Ohio Stat
- EntertainmentDeadline
UK Performance Of ‘The Bodyguard’ Halted Twice By Crowd’s Singalong Disturbances
As Jimmy Durante once noted, “Everybody wants to get into the act!” That was evidenced by disturbances at Manchester, UK’s Palace Theater Friday night, where unruly patrons wouldn’t stop singing along with the musical “The Bodyguard,” according to a report by Sky News. Police were called to the theater, resulting in the show being stopped […]
- EntertainmentGold Derby
Emmys flashback to 1953: 70 years ago the big winners were ‘Your Show of Shows’ and ‘I Love Lucy’
NBC’s landmark “Your Show of Shows” won its second consecutive best variety program statuette at the primetime Emmy Awards held Feb. 5, 1953 at the old Hotel Statler hosted by Art Linkletter. The 90-minute live program had strong competition- “Arthur Godfrey and His Friends” (CBS); “The Colgate Comedy Hour” (NBC); “The Jackie Gleason Show” (CBS) […]
- EntertainmentStar News
Comedian, storyteller Ron 'Tater Salad' White returns to Wilmington's Wilson Center
Ron 'Tater Salad' White, a cigar-smoking, scotch-drinking funny man and Grammy-nominated comedian, returns to Wilson Center in January.
- EntertainmentThe Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
X Ambassadors to showcase wonderfully weird 'The Beautiful Liar' at Knitting Factory
Nov. 11—Concept albums are about as rare as sonic curveballs, and X Ambassadors delivers both with its latest album, "The Beautiful Liar." The New York band's third release comes out of left field. It's wonderfully weird, provocative and unpredictable. The material is wry, inventive and unique. The album is delivered as if it's an audio book written by fictitious author Irving P. Neville. ...
- EntertainmentVariety
Lady Gaga Kicks Off ‘One World: Together at Home’ With Performance of ‘Smile’
Lady Gaga kicked off the "One World: Together at Home" telecast with a soulful performance of "Smile," a classic popularized by Nat King Cole and Jimmy Durante. Gaga, who coordinated with World Health Organization leaders, corporations and musicians for the virtual concert, opened the special, saying, "Tonight is not a fundraiser so put your wallets […]
- USNational Review
A call to prayer, &c.
The chief justice of South Africa is a man named Mogoeng Mogoeng, whose name reminds me of Jimmy Durante. “New York, New York,” Durante used to say: “a city whose name’s so nice, you got to say it twice.”In addition to being the chief justice, Mogoeng is a pastor, and he made a most extraordinary statement about the coronavirus. He made it on March 17 (and he was wearing a green tie, which may or may not have been coincidental).“What we must never forget is our national anthem,” said Mogoeng. “O
- EntertainmentDeadline
Friday Ratings: ‘Frosty The Snowman’ Wins The Night With Annual Christmas Special
There must have been some magic in that old silk ratings hat they found, as the annual CBS airing of the animated Frosty the Snowman topped the night's ratings wars. The 50th airing of the Rankin-Bass animation special, based on the Walter E. Rollins and Steve Nelson song and featuring the voices of Jimmy Durante, […]
- NewsBloomberg
This Is What It Takes to Sell a Luxury Manhattan Condo These Days
Humans may not be rushing to scoop up luxury condos in Manhattan, where buyers are inundated with choices. So maybe zoo animals will.
