Dan Dailey

Dan Dailey belongs to a Hollywood era I find endlessly charming. A New York-born actor and dancer who lit up 20th Century Fox musicals like Mother Wore Tights, he embodied the all-round entertainer who could sing, dance, and carry a film on sheer physical talent. Living from 1915 to 1978, he worked through the genre's golden age, and there is something I genuinely miss about that craft today: performers winning audiences with their bodies and timing rather than spectacle. Revisiting his work makes me appreciate the discipline behind those breezy musicals. To me, Dailey represents an artistry worth remembering.

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Name (English)

Dan Dailey

Name (Japanese)

ダン・デイリー

Reading

だん・でいりー

Born

December 14, 1915 – October 16, 1978

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / television actor / dancer / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rabbit

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan%20Dailey
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1159045

Tags

• New York
• stage actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

September 28, 2026

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