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2 unusual facts about Danny Thomas


Danny Thomas-Diplomat Classic

Although the tournament played for only one year, Danny Thomas would continue to lend his name to a PGA Event for the next 15 years: the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic played from 1970–1984.

Larry Parks

When Columbia was preparing a screen biography of Al Jolson, many big-name stars were considered for the title role, including James Cagney and Danny Thomas (both of whom turned it down), but resident contractee Larry Parks was reportedly the first actor to be interviewed.


KMSB

The station was owned and operated by out of town investors, including Danny Thomas and Monty Hall, and had its facilities in a former Safeway Supermarket on Tucson Blvd, just north of Grant Road.

The Mod Squad

The show boasted many famous guest stars including Vincent Price, Ed Asner, Sammy Davis Jr., Andy Griffith, Richard Pryor, Lee Grant, Richard Dreyfuss, Tom Bosley, Danny Thomas, Tyne Daly, Martin Sheen, Louis Gosset, Jr., and Sugar Ray Robinson.


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Lotte Lehmann

She also made a foray into film acting, playing the mother of Danny Thomas in Big City (1948), which also starred Robert Preston, George Murphy, Margaret O'Brien and Betty Garrett.