Dennis Day

 Dennis Day (May 21, 1916 – June 22, 1988), born Owen Patrick Eugene McNulty.

From the 1940s through the 1970s, he was a popular figure in feature films and on television. He began his career as a singer-comedian on NBC Radio in the 1930s and recorded "I Never Knew Heaven Could Speak", which he distributed out to various radio producers himself. In 1939, he joined the staff of the popular radio show "The Jack Benny Show" and appeared in the Benny film "Buck Benny Rides Again" (1940). His other film credits include "Music in Manhattan" (1944), "Melody Time" (1948), "Golden Girl" (1951) and "The Girl Next Door" (1953). In 1948, Day married Peggy Almquist; the marriage lasted until his death in 1988. The couple had ten children. His brother Jim McNulty, two years younger, was married to actress/singer Ann Blyth. Dennis Day died at age 72 from ALS (more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease), and is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, CA.