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Bobby Darin
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American singer and actor (1936–1973)
OverviewAI-generated
Bobby Darin was an American male singer whose musical genres included folk, pop, rock and roll, and jazz. He was active in his career from 1972 to 1973. His notable works include "Splish Splash," "Me and Bobby D.," and the "Bobby Darin Songbook." He is recognized in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame collection and the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.
Darin was born on May 14, 1936, and died on December 20, 1973. His music is also tagged with swing, oldies, and easy listening. A quote attributed to him is "May I have this dance, Miss Sandra Dee?"
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Key facts
- Born
- Walden Robert Cassotto , ( 1936-05-14 ) May 14, 1936, New York City , U.S.
- Died
- December 20, 1973 (1973-12-20) (aged 37), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Occupations
- Musician singer songwriter actor
- Years active
- 1956–1973
- Spouses
- Sandra Dee ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1960 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1967 ) Andrea Yeager ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1973 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1973 )
- Genres
- Pop rock and roll folk swing
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar piano drums
- Works
- Bobby Darin discography
- Labels
- Decca Records Atco Records London Records Capitol Records Brunswick Records Atlantic Records Direction Records Motown
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- East Harlem
- Place of death
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Spouse
- Sandra Dee
- Occupation
- film actor
- Educated at
- Hunter College
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- pop rock
- Instrument
- xylophone
- Record label
- Capitol Records
- Official website
- www.bobbydarin.com
- Image
- Bobby Darin 1959.JPG
Show 14 more facts
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Walden Robert Cassotto
- Commons category
- Bobby Darin
- date of birth
- 1936-05-14
- date of death
- 1973-12-20
- cause of death
- sepsis
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best New Artist
- start of work period
- 1972-00-00
- name in native language
- Walden R. Cassotto
- pseudonym
- Bobby Darin
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- writing language
- English language
- has works in the collection
- Eye Filmmuseum
- end of work period
- 1973-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Walden Robert Cassotto (May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973), known by the stage name Bobby Darin, was an American singer, songwriter, and actor who performed pop, swing, folk, rock and roll and country music.
Darin started his career as a songwriter for Connie Francis. In 1958, Darin co-wrote and recorded his first million-selling single, "Splish Splash", which was followed by Darin's own song "Dream Lover", then his covers of "Mack the Knife" and "Beyond the Sea", which brought him worldwide fame. In 1959, Darin was the inaugural winner of the Grammy Award for Best New Artist and also won a Record of the Year for "Mack the Knife" at the 2nd Annual Grammy Awards. Three years later, Darin won a Golden Globe Award for his first film, Come September, co-starring his first wife, actress Sandra Dee.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bobby Darin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.