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Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto; May 14, 1936 β December 20, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, impressionist, and actor in film and television. He performed jazz, pop, rock and roll, folk, swing, and country music.
He started his career as a songwriter for Connie Francis. He recorded his first million-selling single, "Splish Splash", in 1958. That was followed by "Dream Lover", "Mack the Knife", and "Beyond the Sea", which brought him worldwide fame. In 1962 he won a Golden Globe Award for his first film, Come September, co-starring his first wife, actress Sandra Dee.
During the 1960s, he became more politically active and worked on Robert F. Kennedy's Democratic presidential campaign. He was present on the night of June 4/5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles at the time of Kennedy's assassination. During the same year, he discovered he had been raised by his grandmother, not his mother, and that the woman he thought was his sister was actually his mother. Those events deeply affected Darin and sent him into a long period of seclusion.
Although he made a successful comeback (in television) in the early 1970s, his health was beginning to fail, as he had always expected, following bouts of rheumatic fever in childhood. The knowledge of his vulnerability had always spurred him on to use his musical talent while still young. He died at the age of 37 after a heart operation in Los Angeles.
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Filmography
all 50
TV Shows 29
self 26
Movies 21
Director 1
Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2 (2003)
Judy Garland: The Concert Years (1985)
Happy Mother's Day, Love George (1973)
The Bobby Darin Show (1973)
The Midnight Special (1972)
The Marshal of Madrid (1972)
Goin' Back to Indiana (1971)
Night Gallery (1970)
The Flip Wilson Show (1970)
The Vendors (1970)
The Happy Ending (1969)
The Barbara McNair Show (1969)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Cop-Out (1967)
Ironside (1967)
Gunfight in Abilene (1967)
ABC Stage 67 (1966)
Mickie Finn's (1966)
Run for Your Life (1965)
That Funny Feeling (1965)
The Lively Set (1964)
Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
The Judy Garland Show (1963)
Burke's Law (1963)
Pressure Point (1962)
If a Man Answers (1962)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
President Kennedy's Birthday Salute (1962)
State Fair (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Too Late Blues (1961)
Come September (1961)
Pepe (1960)
Shadows (1960)
The Grammy Awards (1959)
The Big Party (1959)
The Music Shop (1959)
Kraft Music Hall (1958)
The Bob Crosby Show (1958)
The Dick Clark Show (1958)
American Bandstand (1957)
The Big Beat (1957)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)
The Oscars (1953)
This Is Your Life (1952)
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
What's My Line? (1950)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1936-05-14
Deathday1973-12-20 (37 years old)
Birth NameWalden Robert Cassotto
Birth PlaceThe Bronx, United States of America
RelationshipsSandra Dee (1960-01-01 - 1967-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsWalden Robert Cassotto
AwardsGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Award for Record of the Year, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Grammy Award for Best New Artist
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