Dale, Jim

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
דיל, ג'ים
Name (Latin)
Dale, Jim
Other forms of name
nne Dale, Jim (Narrator)
Smith, James, 1935-
Date of birth
1935-08-15
Associated country
Great Britain
Field of activity
Acting
Comedy
Popular music--Writing and publishing
Singing
Occupation
Singers
Voice actors and actresses
narrator
Actors
Comedians
Lyricists
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 100319268
Wikidata: Q1689081
Library of congress: n 81098960
HAI10: 000081316
Sources of Information
  • Dunlop, F. The Frank Dunlop Young Vic production of Scapino! 1975.
  • The night before Christmas, 2011, c1998:t.p. (Jim Dale) jacket (Includes a DVD with music by Boston Pops, narrated by Jim Dale)
  • Wikipedia, February 20, 2017(Jim Dale; born August 15, 1935 in Rothwell, Northamptonshire; English actor, voice artist, and singer-songwriter) April 27, 2018 (Jim Dale, MBE (born 15 August 1935) is an English actor, narrator, singer, director, and composer; In the United States, he is most recognised as a leading actor on Broadway, where he had roles in Scapino, Barnum, Candide and Me and My Girl, as well as for narrating all seven of the Harry Potter audiobooks)
  • Dunlop, F.The Frank Dunlop Young Vic production of Scapino! 1975.
  • Hot lead & cold feet, 1997?:container (Jim Dale)
  • Halliwell's filmgoer's & video viewer's companion, 11th ed.(Dale, Jim, 1935- ; real name James Smith; British pop singer turned light comedian; lyricist)
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Wikipedia description:

Jim Dale (born James Smith; 15 August 1935) is an English actor, narrator, singer and songwriter. In the United Kingdom he is known as a pop singer of the 1950s who became a leading actor at the National Theatre. He is one of the only surviving main actors of the Carry On films. Dale was also a leading actor on Broadway, where he had roles in Scapino, Barnum (for which he won a Tony Award), Candide and Me and My Girl. He also narrated the U.S. audiobooks for all seven novels in the Harry Potter series, for which he won two Grammy Awards. Dale appeared in the ABC series Pushing Daisies (2007–2009); he also starred in the Disney film Pete's Dragon (1977). He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for portraying a young Spike Milligan in Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1973). As a lyricist, Dale was nominated for both an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for the song "Georgy Girl", the theme for the 1966 film of the same title.

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