Allan Jones | |
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Jones in 1945. | |
Born | Theodore Allen Jones October 14, 1907 Old Forge, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | June 27, 1992 New York City, New York, U.S. | (aged 84)
Occupation(s) | Singer, actor |
Years active | 1928–1987 |
Spouses | Mary Florsheim Picking
(m. 1958; div. 1964)Esther Marie Villavincie
(m. 1967) |
Children | 2, including Jack Jones |
Allan Jones (October 14, 1907 – June 27, 1992) was an American tenor and actor.
Jones is probably best remembered today as the male romantic lead actor in the first two films the Marx Brothers starred in for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, A Night at the Opera (1935) and A Day at the Races (1937), as well as the film musicals Show Boat (1936) and The Firefly (1937), where he introduced "The Donkey Serenade", which became his signature song.