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Allan Jones

1907 - 1992

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Allan Jones (October 14, 1907 – June 27, 1992) was an American tenor and actor. Jones is probably best remembered today as the male romantic lead actor in the first two films the Marx Brothers starred in for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, A Night at the Opera (1935) and A Day at the Races (1937), as well as the film musicals Show Boat (1936) and The Firefly (1937), where he introduced "The Donkey Serenade", which became his signature song. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Allan Jones is the 9,702nd most popular actor (down from 9,253rd in 2024), the 14,491st most popular biography from United States (down from 13,573rd in 2019) and the 4,518th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Allan Jones ranks 9,702 out of 13,578. Before him are Jonathan Cherry, Agata Kulesza, Jimmy Lin, Macarena Gómez, Mauricio Ochmann, and Helen Twelvetrees. After him are Katja Woywood, Miki Nakatani, Emily Hampshire, Kathleen Kinmont, Sonequa Martin-Green, and Malena Alterio.

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Among people born in 1907, Allan Jones ranks 403. Before him are Arlene Francis, Ernst Loof, Ruby Myers, Gladys Bentley, Philip Slone, and Louis MacNeice. After him are Pete Desjardins, Mehboob Khan, Peggy Shannon, Paul Fannin, Joyce Compton, and Jane Froman. Among people deceased in 1992, Allan Jones ranks 289. Before him are Alif Hajiyev, Sam Kinison, Mallikarjun Mansur, Jack Kelsey, Steve Brodie, and Chingiz Mustafayev. After him are Manfred Stengl, Virginia Field, Reg Harris, Elizabeth David, Richard Hunt, and Dorothy Tree.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Allan Jones ranks 14,495 out of 20,380. Before him are Steve Young (1961), Samuel Bodman (1938), Greg Oden (1988), Mauricio Ochmann (1977), Helen Twelvetrees (1908), and Raffi Hovannisian (1959). After him are William G. Gregory (1957), Siedah Garrett (1960), Kathleen Kinmont (1965), Sonequa Martin-Green (1985), Marge Piercy (1936), and Ivar (1984).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Allan Jones ranks 4,520. Before him are Kiersten Warren (1965), Polly Moran (1883), Justine Bateman (1966), Jackie Mason (1928), Mauricio Ochmann (1977), and Helen Twelvetrees (1908). After him are Kathleen Kinmont (1965), Sonequa Martin-Green (1985), Morgan Brittany (1951), Seamus Dever (1976), Joan Taylor (1929), and Nick Zano (1978).

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