Allan Jones (actor)
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Allan Jones (October 14, 1907 – June 27, 1992) was an American tenor and actor.
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Allan Jones | |
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Born | Theodore Allen Jones (1907-10-14)October 14, 1907 Old Forge, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | June 27, 1992(1992-06-27) (aged 84) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Singer, actor |
Years active | 1928–1987 |
Spouses | Mary Florsheim Picking
(m. 1958; div. 1964)Esther Marie Villavincie
(m. 1967) |
Children | 2, including Jack Jones |
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Jones is best remembered today as the male romantic lead actor in the first two films the Marx Brothers starred in for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, A Night at the Opera (1935) and A Day at the Races (1937), as well as the film musicals Show Boat (1936) and The Firefly (1937), where he introduced "The Donkey Serenade", which became his signature song.