Quicknation Danny Thomas
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Quicknation Danny Thomas
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Danny Thomas (January 6, 1914 – February 6, 1991) was an American nightclub comedian and television and film actor of Lebanese Maronite descent. Danny Thomas was born in Deerfield, Michigan. He first performed under his Anglicized birth name, Amos Jacobs, before settling on Danny Thomas.
On the big screen he starred in the 1953 remake of to capitalize on Thomas' popularity). Thomas later became a successful television producer, working on many popular shows including . Known as a generous philanthropist, Thomas founded the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee in 1962. He was, along with Joe Robbie, one of the original owners of the Miami Dolphins, although he sold his share of the team shortly thereafter. His children are also performers, the most famous being his daughter Marlo, who is married to Phil Donahue. His son Tony Thomas is a noted television producer. He is sometimes credited for popularizing the use of the spit-take in comedy. He and his wife, Rose Marie, were arguably America's most famous Maronite[1] couple. The Daily Catholic placed him 86 on the list of top 100 Catholics[2], just above Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi. He died in 1991 and his funeral was at the Church of the Good Shepard. Danny Thomas and his wife (who passsed away in 2000) are interred in a crypt in a mausoleum on the grounds of the St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. |
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