Dante DiPaolo
| Dante DiPaolo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Dante Cesare DiPaolo February 18, 1926 Frederick, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died |
September 3, 2013 (aged 87) Los Angeles, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
| Occupation | Actor, dancer |
| Spouse(s) | Rosemary Clooney (m. 1997; her death 2002) |
Dante Cesare DiPaolo (February 18, 1926 - September 3, 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 as " The whirlwind of Colorado ". At age 13, he starred opposite Bing Crosby in The Star Maker his first small film role; In 1946 he starred with Judy Garland in the Ziegfeld Follies. From 1948 to 1950 he played in various shows on Broadway.
In the 1950s, he worked as a dancer mainly in Las Vegas and married a show dancer, with whom he moved to Europe and for several years lived in Rome, where he continued acting in films.
In 1973 the now divorced DiPaolo was romantically involved with singer Rosemary Clooney, which he had already met in the late 1940s in Hollywood. The two married in November 1997[1] and the marriage lasted until the death of Clooney in 2002.[2]
On September 3, 2013, DiPaolo died of pneumonia in Los Angeles at the age of 87[3][4]
Selected Filmography
- The Star Maker (1939)
- Chip Off the Old Block (1944)
- Ziegfeld Follies (1946)
- Meet Me at the Fair (1953)
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
- Cha-Cha-Cha-Boom! (1956)
- Giuseppe venduto dai fratelli (1960)
- Maciste nella terra dei ciclopi (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
External links
- Dante DiPaolo at the Internet Movie Database
- Dante DiPaolo at rosemaryclooney.com
- Dante DiPaolo web