Bill Dana

Age: 85
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Birth Place: Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
Born: Oct. 5th, 1924

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Bill Dana's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
The New Steve Allen Show	Comedian Regular
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour	Jos� Jim�nez
No Soap, Radio	Mr. Plitzky
Too Close for Comfort	Wendell Balaban
Zorro and Son	Bernardo

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Comedian, author and composer, educated at Emerson College. He served in the US Infantry during World War II. Later, he was part of the team Dana and Wood on television and in supper clubs. As a single, he appeared on television with Martha Raye and Imogene Coca and was a writer for Steve Allen, and he also appeared in night clubs and on records. Joining ASCAP in 1958, his popular-song compositions include "My Name Jose Jimenez", "All About Love" and "Big Bells and Bongo Drummers".

TRIVIA:

Brother of 'Irving Szathmary' (qv).
Known for creating the character 'Jose Jimenez'.
Made 17 guest appearances on 'Ed Sullivan (I)' (qv)'s variety show, _"Toast of the Town" (1948)_ (qv).
Retired and lives in Nashilville, Tennessee.
Is a brother of the Phi Alpha Tau fraternity based out of Emerson College is Boston, Massachusetts.
Began his career at NBC working as a studio page.

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