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Dooley Wilson
Age: 59 (passed away May. 30th, 1953)
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Birth Place: Tyler, Texas, USA
Born: Dec. 31st, 1969
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Dooley Wilson's Main TV Roles
NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at
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BIOGRAPHY: Immortal as Sam, the piano player who sings "As Time Goes By," in that most quintessential example of Hollywood cinema, Casablanca (1942).
TRIVIA:
- Dooley won the role of Sam over top contender 'Clarence Muse' (qv) who later played Sam in a 1950s TV adaptation of "Casablanca."
- Was on the board of directors of the Negro Actors Guild of America.
- There is a line often misquoted from _Casablanca (1942)_ (qv). In a scene where Rick (Bogart) sits in the darkened nightclub, alone except for Dooley's piano-playing Sam, he is seen drinking and tormenting himself by insisting that Sam repeatedly play "As Time Goes By," saying, "You played it for her, you can play it for me... If she can stand it, I can! Play it!" Bogart's line is often misquoted as, "Play it again, Sam!"
- Dooley's piano playing in the film was actually performed by pianist/composer/songwriter 'Elliot Carpenter' (qv), who was placed where Wilson could see and imitate his hand movements. The only black talent on the _Casablanca (1942)_ (qv) set, Wilson and Carpenter became and remained friends.
- Though Wilson received only $350 per week for _Casablanca (1942)_ (qv), the cost Paramount imposed on Warner Bros. for the loanout resulted in Wilson being the most expensive of Casablanca's supporting cast.
- Did not know how to play the piano. In Casablanca, the piano was empty and the music came from a pianist located behind the camera.
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