Dante Cesare DiPaolo (February 18, 1926 – September 4, 2013) was an American dancer and actor. Sometimes, he also appeared under the name of Dante De Paulo, Dante D' Paulo, and Dante Di Paola.
Biography
The son of an immigrant miner from Italy, DiPaolo started his career as a dancer when he was a child; he was nicknamed "the whirlwind of Colorado." At 13, he starred opposite Bing Crosby in ''
The Star Maker'', his first small film role; in 1945 he starred with Judy Garland in ''
Ziegfeld Follies''. From 1948 to 1950, he played in various Broadway shows.
In the 1950s he worked as a dancer, mainly in Las Vegas, and married a showgirl. The couple moved to Europe and for several years lived in Rome, where DiPaolo continued acting in films.
By 1973, DiPaolo was divorced and became romantically involved with singer
Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song "Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as " Botch-a-Me", " Mambo Italiano", ...
, whom he met in Hollywood during the late 1940s. The two married in November 1997. and the marriage lasted until the death of Clooney in 2002.
On September 4, 2013, DiPaolo died of pneumonia in Los Angeles at the age of 87.
Actor and local favorite Dante DiPaolo dies at 87
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Selected filmography
* '' The Star Maker'' (1939)
* '' Chip Off the Old Block'' (1944)
* '' Ziegfeld Follies'' (1945)
* ''Meet Me at the Fair
''Meet Me at the Fair'' is a 1953 American musical film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Dan Dailey, Diana Lynn and Hugh O'Brian. Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, it was shot in technicolor.
Synopsis
A boy named Tad flees from ...
'' (1953)
* '' Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'' (1954)
* '' Cha-Cha-Cha-Boom!'' (1956)
* '' Giuseppe venduto dai fratelli'' (1960)
* ''Maciste nella terra dei ciclopi
''Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops'' (Italian: ''Maciste nella terra dei ciclopi'') is a 1961 Italian Gothic horror film starring Gordon Mitchell and Chelo Alonso.
Plot
Queen Capys is doomed to a life of slavery by the Powers of Darkness until t ...
'' (1961)
* '' Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan'' (1961)
* '' Pontius Pilate'' (1962)
* ''Venus Against the Son of Hercules
''Venus Against the Son of Hercules'' ( it, Marte, dio della guerra, also known as ''Mars, God of War'' and ''The Son of Hercules vs. Venus'') is a 1962 Italian peplum film written and directed by Marcello Baldi and starring Roger Browne and Jac ...
'' (1963)
* '' The Girl Who Knew Too Much'' (1963)
* '' Carmen di Trastevere'' (1963)
* '' Blood and Black Lace'' (1964)
* ''Sweet Charity
''Sweet Charity'' is a musical with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon. It was directed and choreographed for Broadway by Bob Fosse starring his wife and muse Gwen Verdon alongside John McMartin. It is based on ...
'' (1969)
References
External links
*
Dante DiPaolo
at rosemaryclooney.com
Dante DiPaolo web
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1926 births
2013 deaths
American people of Italian descent
American male dancers
Male actors from Colorado
American male film actors
American male stage actors
Deaths from pneumonia in California
People from Weld County, Colorado