Tommy Noonan (born Thomas Noone; April 29, 1921 â€" April 24, 1968)
was a comedy genre film performer, screenwriter and producer. He acted
in a number of high-profile films as well as B movies 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 stockroom worker in the
film Bundle of Joy (1956) with Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds.Born
in Bellingham, Washington, Noonan was the younger half-brother of
actor John Ireland.Noonan was the son of Michael James Noone and
Gracie Ferguson. His father was a vaudeville comedian and a native of
Galway County, Ireland. His mother, a piano teacher, was from Glasgow,
Scotland. He attended New York University.In 1934, Noonan and Ireland
made their stage debuts with a New York-based experimental theater.
They later appeared together in three films, including I Shot Jesse
James (1949).
was a comedy genre film performer, screenwriter and producer. He acted
in a number of high-profile films as well as B movies 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 stockroom worker in the
film Bundle of Joy (1956) with Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds.Born
in Bellingham, Washington, Noonan was the younger half-brother of
actor John Ireland.Noonan was the son of Michael James Noone and
Gracie Ferguson. His father was a vaudeville comedian and a native of
Galway County, Ireland. His mother, a piano teacher, was from Glasgow,
Scotland. He attended New York University.In 1934, Noonan and Ireland
made their stage debuts with a New York-based experimental theater.
They later appeared together in three films, including I Shot Jesse
James (1949).
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