Tommy Noonan

 Tommy Noonan (April 29, 1921 – April 24, 1968)

He acted in a number of 'A' and 'B' pictures from the 1940s through the 1960s, and he is best known for his supporting performances as Gus Esmond, wealthy fiancé of Lorelei Lee (Marilyn Monroe) in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and as the musician Danny McGuire in A Star Is Born (1954). He played a stock room worker in the film Bundle of Joy (1956) with Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. After serving in the U.S. Navy, Noonan made his film debut in George White's Scandals (1945). He teamed with Peter Marshall to form a comedy team in the late 1940s. The team's performances were limited because they continued their individual careers, "working together only when both were available at the same time". Working as Noonan and Marshall, they appeared on television, nightclubs, and in the films Starlift (1951), FBI Girl (1951) (in a brief appearance), The Rookie (1959), and Swingin' Along (1962). The duo went their separate ways after the release of Swingin' Along. Eight months after he had an operation for a brain tumor, Noonan died at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital. Noonan is buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills, CA.