Danny Thomas
Television Category Star
- Ceremony was on February 8, 1960
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Danny Thomas
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Danny Thomas
Comedian Danny Thomas dies at 79
By Deborah Hastings
AP TELEVISION WRITER
LOS ANGELES - Comedian Danny Thomas, the son of an illiterate immigrant who became television's most recognized daddy and one of its most prolific producers, died Wednesday after a heart attack. He was 79.
The star of the long-running comedy series "Make Room for Daddy" died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center about 30 minutes after he was taken there from his Beverly Hills home.
From former presidents to life-long friends, expressions of sympathy and shock poured in Wednesday
"Danny Thomas delighted millions with his tremendous talent and sense of humor," said former President Ronald Reagan. "He was a pioneer in wholesome television entertainment and a devoted family man of tremendous generosity."
Comedian Joey Bishop, a close friend for 45 years, said he was stunned. "I really couldn't stop crying this morning," said Bishop. " I loved him so much. I don't remember Danny ever being sick."
"He died peacefully, said Norman Brokaw, Thomas' longtime agent and newly named chairman and chief executive officer of the William Morris Agency. "It's hard to believe," Brokaw said. "He really wasn't sick."
Funeral services were pending.
Thomas made his last TV appearance Saturday night, an aging doctor on "Empty Nest," the successful comedy series co-produced by his son, Tony Thomas.
He also had recently completed a promotional tour, including a guest spot on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" for his new book, "Make Room For Danny." [https://www.amazon.com/Make-Room-For-Danny/dp/0399135669]
On Television, Thomas is best remembered as Danny Williams, the loud but soft-hearted nightclub entertainer on "Make Room for Daddy. which ran trom 1953 to 1971 on ABC and CBS. The series, for which Thomas won an Emmy in 1954, was really a spin-off of his real life. Its title came from a phrase often heard in the Thomas household when the traveling entertainer returned home and his children scrambled to different beds to make room for daddy.
After that program came "Make Room for Granddaddy" (1970), "The Practice" (1976), "I'm a Big Girl Now" (1980), and "One Big Family" (1986) - all of which lasted one season.
In the 1960s, Thomas branched into production, forming partnerships with Sheldon Leonard and Aaron Spelling to create such programs as the "The Andy Griffith Show," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C.," and "The Mod Squad."
In addition to a nightclub, radio and career that spanned five decades, Thomas also was loved for his devotion to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., which he opened in 1962.
On Monday, he attended the hospital's 29th anniversary. His frequent fund raising and speeches on behalf of the center earned him a Congressional Gold Medal in April 1985.
