Jimmy Durante
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Jimmy Durante

from the Broadway to Hollywood trailer (1933)
Personal information
Birth nameJames Francis Durante
Birth dateFebruary 10, 1893
Place of birthBrooklyn, New York &
United States
Date of deathJanuary 29, 1980(age 86)
NicknameThe Schnoz
OccupationActor, comedian, singer, pianist
Years active1920-1980
SpouseJeanne Olsen (1921-1943)&
Margie Little (1960-1980)

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James Francis "Jimmy" Durante (February 10, 1893 - January 29, 1980) was an American singer, pianist, comedian and actor. His distinctive clipped gravelly speech, comic language butchery, jazz-influenced songs, and large nose helped make him one of America's most familiar and popular personalities of the 1920s through the 1970s. His jokes about his nose included referring to it as a "Schnozzola", and the word became his nickname.

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Ceremonies Saturday for Cal State San Marcos grads - San Diego Union Tribune Tweet this news
San Diego Union Tribune--Two ceremonies are scheduled, at 9 am and at 3 pm They'll be held at the main grandstand of the fairgrounds, 2260 -Jimmy Durante- Blvd. in Del Mar. ... - Date : Sat, 15 May 2010 05:36:54 GMT+00:00
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Voice of San Diego---...- locating a "temporary stop” in the neighborhoods behind 21st through 24th streets in Del Mar and at the rear of the businesses fronting -Jimmy Durante-. ... - Date : Tue, 11 May 2010 15:48:47 GMT+00:00



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