Cass Daley
Cass Daley | |
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Born | Catherine Dailey July 17, 1915 |
Died | March 22, 1975 Hollywood, California, U.S. | (aged 59)
Occupation(s) | Actress, comedian, singer |
Years active | 1936–1975 |
Spouses |
Robert Williamson
(m. 1966–1975) |
Cass Daley (born Catherine Dailey; July 17, 1915 – March 22, 1975) was an American actress, comedian and singer.
Career
The daughter of an Irish streetcar conductor, Daley began singing as a child in front of neighborhood storefronts. Noted for her
Before Daley became a professional entertainer, she entertained other employees during lunch hours at the hosiery mill at which she worked in Pennsylvania, including an impersonation of the boss among her skits.[1]
In the 1930s, she began a stage career, including a role in a production advertised as a "Great Vaudeville Show" in 1934.[2] She appeared in the 1936-1937 Ziegfeld Follies featured as the "Cyclone of Syncopation."[3]
Daley started to perform at
In 1944–1945, she was a regular on
Daley recorded several singles with Hoagy Carmichael. "The Old Piano Roll Blues" peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and stayed on the chart for ten weeks in 1950, and "Aba Daba Honeymoon" peaked at #23 in 1951, and charted for three weeks.[citation needed]
She recorded a version of "Put the Blame on Mame" in 1946, and it sold 150,000 copies in just two months.[7]
With radio in decline, she retired to raise her son in Newport Beach. After her divorce from husband Frank Kinsella, she attempted a comeback in the 1970s appearing in small television, film and stage roles.[6] She was among the stars in the 1972 nostalgia revue Big Show of 1928, which toured the country and played New York's Madison Square Garden.
Death
On March 22, 1975, alone in her apartment, the 59-year-old comedian apparently fell and landed on her glass-top coffee table. A shard of glass jammed into her throat and she bled out before her husband came home and discovered her.[8]
Legacy
For her contribution to the television and radio industry, Daley has two stars on the
Filmography
Film | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1942 | The Fleet's In | Cissie | |
Star Spangled Rhythm | Mimi | ||
1943 | Crazy House | Herself / Sadie Silverfish | |
Riding High | Tess Connors | ||
1945 | Out of This World | Fanny (drummer) | |
Duffy's Tavern | Herself | ||
Screen Snapshots: Radio Shows | Herself - The Sunday Bandwagon Program | Short | |
1946 | Unusual Occupations | Herself | Short, Uncredited |
1947 | Ladies' Man | Geraldine Ryan | |
Variety Girl | Herself | ||
1951 | Here Comes the Groom | Herself | Uncredited |
1954 | Red Garters | Minnie Redwing | |
1967 | The Spirit Is Willing | Felicity Twitchell | |
1970 | The Phynx | Herself | |
Norwood | Mrs. Remley | (final film role) | |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1950 | The Jack Carter Show | Herself | 1 episode |
The Ed Wynn Show | Herself | 1 episode | |
1952 | Stars in Their Eye | Herself | 1 episode |
1954 | The Bob Hope Specials | Herself | 1 episode |
1955 | The Jimmy Durante Show | Herself | 1 episode |
1964 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Patsy Willis | 1 episode |
Discography
Year | Title | Charts | Sales |
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1940 | It's the Last Time I'll Fall in Love/ Where Were You Last Night? | - | - |
1946 | Put the Blame on Mame/ The Truth of the Matter Is | - | 150.000 |
1946 | Mama's Gone, Goodbye/ That's the Beginning of the End | - | - |
1947 | Fightin' Love/ Grandma Teeter Totter (With Hoagy Carmichael) | - | - |
1949 | Kiss Me Sweet/ It's a Cruel, Cruel World | - | - |
1949 | A Good Man Is Hard to Find/ All Right, Louie, Drop the Gun | - | 500.000 |
1950 | Louisville Lou/ Mister Honkey Tonk | - | - |
1950 | The Old Piano Roll Blues/ Stay with the Happy People (With Hoagy Carmichael) | #11 | - |
1950 | We Get Along So Good Together/ The One That I Want Won't Have Me (With Buz Butler) | - | - |
1951 | I'm Waiting Just for You/ Woman Is a Five Letter Word (With Hoagy Carmichael) | - | - |
1951 | Aba Daba Honeymoon/ Golden Rocket (With Hoagy Carmichael) | #23 | - |
1953 | The Call of the Wild/ These Are the Things I Remember | - | - |
References
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Herzog, Buck (March 16, 1937). "Up and Down Amusement Row". Wisconsin, Milwaukee. The Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 3. Retrieved April 22, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.
- ^ "Ugly Duckling". Time. January 28, 1946. Archived from the original on February 19, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-415-93853-2.
- ^ "The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search".
- ISBN 0-8065-1000-5.
External links
- Cass Daley at IMDb
- Cass Daley at AllMovie
- Cass Daley at the Internet Broadway Database
- Cass Daley at Find a Grave