American actor, screenwriter and producer (1921–1968)
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Tommy Noonan
Noonan in Dick Tracy (1945)
Born
Thomas Noone
(1921-04-29)April 29, 1921
Bellingham, Washington, U.S.
Died
April 24, 1968(1968-04-24) (aged 46)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1934–1967
Spouses
Lucile Barnes
(m. 1947; div. 1952)
Carole Langley
(m. 1952)
Children
6
Relatives
John Ireland (half-brother)
Tommy Noonan (born Thomas Noone;[1] April 29, 1921 – April 24, 1968) was a comedy genre film performer, screenwriter and producer. He acted in a number of high-profile films as well as B movies from the 1940s through the 1960s; he is best known for his supporting performances as Gus Esmond, wealthy fiancé of Lorelei Lee (Marilyn Monroe), in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and as musician Danny McGuire in A Star Is Born (1954).
^Clarke, Joseph F. (1977). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 123.[full citation needed]
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Prefer Blondes (1953). Variety praised his and TommyNoonan's performances, saying that "Reid and Noonan carry off the romantic male spots nicely". Reid...
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– some releases) Sandy Brooks Marie McDonald, TommyNoonan, Mickey Hargitay King Donovan TommyNoonan, Donald F. Taylor (United States) 1964 (1966) L'Amore...
his play. Sheekman's comedy about a sorrowful comic, The Joker, had TommyNoonan for its star and was booked into The Playhouse Theater in New York to...
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Pola Negri". Entertainment Magazine. Retrieved September 12, 2006. "TommyNoonan, Actor and Producer, Dies". Los Angeles Times. April 25, 1968. Retrieved...