Dante DiPaolo
{{short description|American actor (1926-2013)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Dante DiPaolo
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Dante Cesare DiPaolo
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|2|18|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Frederick, Colorado, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|9|4|1926|2|18|mf=y}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| occupation = Actor, dancer
| years_active =
| other_names = Dante De Paulo, Dante D' Paulo, Dante Di Paola
| spouse = {{marriage|Rosemary Clooney
|1997|2002|reason=died}}
}}
Dante Cesare DiPaolo (February 18, 1926 – September 4, 2013) was an American dancer and actor. Sometimes, he also appeared under the name of Dante De Paulo, Dante D' Paulo, and Dante Di Paola.
Biography
The son of an immigrant miner from Italy, DiPaolo started his career as a dancer when he was a child; he was nicknamed "the whirlwind of Colorado." At 13, he starred opposite Bing Crosby in The Star Maker, his first small film role; in 1945 he starred with Judy Garland in Ziegfeld Follies. From 1948 to 1950, he played in various Broadway shows.
In the 1950s he worked as a dancer, mainly in Las Vegas, and married a showgirl. The couple moved to Europe and for several years lived in Rome, where DiPaolo continued acting in films.
By 1973, DiPaolo was divorced and became romantically involved with singer Rosemary Clooney, whom he met in Hollywood during the late 1940s. The two married in November 1997.[http://enquirer.com/editions/1997/11/08/loc_clooney.html Town stands up at Clooney wedding] and the marriage lasted until the death of Clooney in 2002.[https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/01/arts/rosemary-clooney-legendary-pop-singer-dies-at-74.html?pagewanted=all Rosemary Clooney, Legendary Pop Singer, Dies at 74]
On September 4, 2013, DiPaolo died of pneumonia in Los Angeles at the age of 87.[http://sinatrafamily.com/forum/showthread.php/14185-Celebration-of-Rosemary-Clooney/page6 Celebration of Rosemary Clooney]{{Cite web |url=http://www.maysville-online.com/news/local/actor-and-local-favorite-dante-dipaolo-dies-at/article_b8f03b99-6451-5f78-af80-97e27cac6741.html |title=Actor and local favorite Dante DiPaolo dies at 87 |access-date=2016-01-21 |archive-date=2016-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203215737/http://www.maysville-online.com/news/local/actor-and-local-favorite-dante-dipaolo-dies-at/article_b8f03b99-6451-5f78-af80-97e27cac6741.html |url-status=dead }}
Selected filmography
- The Star Maker (1939)
- Chip Off the Old Block (1944)
- Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
- Meet Me at the Fair (1953)
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
- Cha-Cha-Cha-Boom! (1956)
- The Story of Joseph and His Brethren (1960)
- Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops (1961)
- Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan (1961)
- Pontius Pilate (1962)
- Venus Against the Son of Hercules (1963)
- The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963)
- Carmen di Trastevere (1963)
- Blood and Black Lace (1964)
- Sweet Charity (1969)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0228099|Dante DiPaolo}}
- [http://www.rosemaryclooney.com/dante/index.htm Dante DiPaolo] at rosemaryclooney.com
- [http://dantedipaolo.com Dante DiPaolo web] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112022305/http://dantedipaolo.com/ |date=2016-01-12 }}
- {{Find a Grave|147220376|Dante DiPaolo}}
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Category:American people of Italian descent
Category:American male dancers
Category:Male actors from Colorado
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male stage actors
Category:Deaths from pneumonia in California