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Dooley Wilson

ドーリー・ウィルソン　/　どーりー・うぃるそん

American musician

April 3, 1886 – May 30, 1953　・　Tyler, Texas, United States

Texas
musician
singer
stage actor

My Take

Dooley Wilson is proof that one role, played with the right warmth, can outlive everything else. He was Sam in Casablanca, and his rendition of As Time Goes By is woven into film history so deeply that people quote it who have never seen the movie. What moves me is the backstory: he was a working drummer and bandleader long before Hollywood, touring nightclubs in London and Paris in the 1920s. That musicianship is exactly why the piano scenes feel so lived-in. Born in Tyler, Texas in 1886 and gone by 1953, he gave us a single immortal moment, and honestly, that is more than most performers ever manage.

Overview

Arthur "Dooley" Wilson (April 3, 1886 – May 30, 1953) was an American actor, singer and musician who is best remembered for his portrayal of Sam in the 1942 film Casablanca. In that romantic drama, he performs its theme song "As Time Goes By". Wilson was a drummer and singer who led his own band in the 1920s, touring nightclubs in London and Paris.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Dooley Wilson
Name (Japanese): ドーリー・ウィルソン
Reading: どーりー・うぃるそん
Born: April 3, 1886 – May 30, 1953
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Dog
Origin: Tyler, Texas, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
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Occupation: musician / singer / stage actor / film actor / actor

2. Background

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3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3

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