| Danny Thomas  AKA Amos Muzyad Yahkoob
Born: 6-Jan-1914
Birthplace: Deerfield, MI
Died: 6-Feb-1991
Location of death: Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, St. Jude's Hospital, Memphis, TN
Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor, Comic, Film/TV Producer Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Make Room For Daddy Comic stage name Amos Jacobs.
Founded the St. Jude's Children Research Hospital in 1962. Wife: Rose Marie Cassaniti (m. 15-Jan-1936)
Son: Tony Thomas
Daughter: Marlo Thomas (actress)
High School: (dropout)
Shriners
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
Loyal Order of Moose Indianapolis, IN Lodge 17
Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame
Congressional Gold Medal
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6901 Hollywood Blvd. (television)
Visited Disneyland on Opening Day
Lebanese Ancestry
Risk Factors: Amputee
TELEVISION
I'm a Big Girl Now Dr. Benjamin Douglass (1980-81)
The Practice Dr. Jules Bedford (1976-77)
Make Room for Granddaddy Danny Williams (1970-71)
Make Room for Daddy Danny Williams (1953-65)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Journey Back to Oz (5-Dec-1974) [VOICE]
Looking for Love (5-Aug-1964) · Himself
The Jazz Singer (30-Dec-1952) · Jerry Golding
I'll See You in My Dreams (6-Dec-1951) · Gus Kahn
Call Me Mister (31-Jan-1951)
Big City (25-Mar-1948) · Cantor David Irwin Feldman
The Unfinished Dance (19-Sep-1947) · Mr. Paneros
Author of books:
Make Room for Danny (1991, memoir)
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