Danny Thomas

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TV Land Moguls (TV) Apr. 21, 2004

Journey Back to Oz (FILM) Nov. 1, 1974

The Jazz Singer (FILM) Feb. 14, 1953

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HIGHLIGHTS

Father changed family surname from Yakhoob to Jacobs, and Thomas was renamed Amos Jacobs. He took the moniker of Danny Thomas on August 12, 1940, for a performance at a Chicago club.

Started working at 11, selling candy and ice cream at a burlesque house; dropped out of high school after freshman year.

Began showbiz career in 1932 on a Detroit radio program, The Happy Hour Club; guest appearance on Fanny Brice's radio show led to his own radio show, The Danny Thomas Show (1944-49).

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Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)

Role

Category

Bill Dana Show

Executive Producer

Danny Thomas Hour

Host

Empty Nest

Actor

I'm a Big Girl Now -Benjamin Douglass

Actor

Make Room for Granddaddy -Danny Williams

Actor

One Big Family -Jake Hatton

Actor

Journey Back to Oz 1974 -The Tin Man

Voice

Film

The Jazz Singer 1953 -Jerry Golding

Actor

Film

The Monk

Executive Producer

Film

The Over-the-Hill Gang

Executive Producer

Film

The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again

Executive Producer

Film

The Pigeon

Executive Producer

Film

The Return of the Mod Squad

Executive Producer

Film

The Unfinished Dance -Mr. Paneros

Actor

Film

Three on a Date

Actor, Executive Producer

Film

Looking for Love -Himself

Actor

Film

Remember When

Executive Producer

Film

Road to Lebanon

Actor

Film

Samurai

Executive Producer

Film

Satan's Triangle

Producer

Film

Second Chance

Executive Producer

Film

Shivaree on Delancey Street

Actor

Film

Side by Side -Charlie Warren

Actor

Film

The Ballad of Andy Crocker

Executive Producer

Film

The Big City -Cantor David Irwin Feldman

Actor

Film

Black Brigade

Producer

Film

Call Me Mister -Stanley

Actor

Film

Cricket on the Hearth

Voice

Film

Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title

Actor

Film

I'll See You in My Dreams -Gus Kahn

Actor

Film

Highlights

Father changed family surname from Yakhoob to Jacobs, and Thomas was renamed Amos Jacobs. He took the moniker of Danny Thomas on August 12, 1940, for a performance at a Chicago club.

Started working at 11, selling candy and ice cream at a burlesque house; dropped out of high school after freshman year.

Began showbiz career in 1932 on a Detroit radio program, The Happy Hour Club; guest appearance on Fanny Brice's radio show led to his own radio show, The Danny Thomas Show (1944-49).

Made TV debut in 1950 on Four Star Revue, as a rotating weekly host with Ed Wynn, Jack Carson and Jimmy Durante; did not fare well and later declared the new medium "for idiots."

Founded the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, which opened in Memphis in 1962.