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Dan Dailey

1915 - 1978

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Daniel James Dailey Jr. (December 14, 1915 – October 16, 1978) was an American actor and dancer. He is best remembered for a series of popular musicals he made at 20th Century Fox such as Mother Wore Tights (1947). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Dan Dailey is the 7,383rd most popular actor (down from 6,582nd in 2024), the 11,409th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,695th in 2019) and the 3,398th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dan Dailey ranks 7,383 out of 13,578. Before him are Alana de la Garza, Kathryn Hunter, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Miguel Herrán, Joseph Mazzello, and Sandy Lam. After him are Mamoru Miyano, Carole Cook, Bhumi Pednekar, Danay García, Dmitry Nagiyev, and Gemma Chan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Dan Dailey ranks 276. Before him are Antonio Giolitti, Mady Rahl, Joe Mantell, Yvonne Mitchell, Magda Gabor, and David "Honeyboy" Edwards. After him are Ralph Bishop, Bill Williams, Lona Andre, Khushwant Singh, George Perle, and Malik Meraj Khalid. Among people deceased in 1978, Dan Dailey ranks 256. Before him are Rudolf Schoeller, Tibor Serly, Giuseppe Berto, James Daly, Ewald Balser, and Larry Young. After him are Pavel Antokolsky, Wendy Barrie, Ray Noble, Hugh MacDiarmid, Theresa Weld, and Kamil Tolon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dan Dailey ranks 11,411 out of 20,380. Before him are H. Bruce Humberstone (1901), Richard Florida (1957), Don Meineke (1930), George Bonhag (1882), Omar Hakim (1959), and Joseph Mazzello (1983). After him are Marv Wolfman (1946), Hugh McCulloch (1808), Kristen Pfaff (1967), Carole Cook (1924), Megan Rapinoe (1985), and David Tudor (1926).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dan Dailey ranks 3,399. Before him are Bill Thompson (1913), Spring Byington (1886), Alana de la Garza (1976), Kathryn Hunter (1957), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (1975), and Joseph Mazzello (1983). After him are Carole Cook (1924), John Ross Bowie (1971), Erin Moran (1960), Donald Petrie (1954), Bridgette Wilson (1973), and David Hyde Pierce (1959).

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