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Bobby Darin

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Biography

Recent Role:
Himself, on tape on The Midnight Special
Gender:
Male
Born:
5-14-1936
Died:
12-20-1973 (After open-heart surgery in Los Angeles, California, USA)
Birthplace:
The Bronx, New York, USA
Birth Name:
Walden Robert Cassotto
AKA:
Robert Darin
Bobby Darin was born May 14, 1936 in The Bronx, New York. Bobby was under the impression that his mother was his sister and his grandmother was his mother for thirty two years. While living in this lie he suffered from rheumatic fever. A sickness that attacks the heart. This left his body a wreck for the rest of his life. Bobby’s family supported him on his music. Darin first started out by playing the drums in the Eddie O’Casio band. Later he wrote songs and took demos to music producers. The first song that Bobby song and that started his real career was “Splish, Splash” in 1952 on Dick… More Clark’s “Bandstand”. Soon after he won two Grammies for Best Record. In 1960 he wrote the tittle song for “Come September” Starring Sandra Dee. They were married that year. A year later they had their son Dodd Darin. In 1964 Bobby Darin was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in “Captain Newman, M.D,”. Three years later he filed for divorce with his wife Sandra Dee. Bobby simply said to her “I just don’t want to be married anymore”. In 1971 Darin went in for heart surgery he soon recovered. He then did a variety show “The Bobby Darin Show” in 1973. Bobby Darin lived longer then he should have. It was said he wouldn’t see sixteen years. But lived far past it. Bobby Darin died December 20,1973 at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles following open heart surgery.

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    Bobby Darin is a music legend. I love his music and I think that it is some of the most distinct work around. Sure, some people today will try to copy what he and his era had done, but never will they be as good. I have many favorite songs of his and I have to say that I am a fan. I think that oldies music is great. It's one of my favorite kinds of music. I especially like the classics like Darin, Nat King Cole, etc. They have some of the best music ever. Now that is music. Thank you.

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