“My goal is to be remembered as a human being and a great performer. Probably the epitaph time will come and strike me square between the eyes and I will not have achieved it.”
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Bobby Darin
Walden Robert Cassotto, known by the stage name Bobby Darin, was an American singer, songwriter, and actor who performed pop, swing, folk, rock and roll and country music.
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entertainment · American musician, singer and actor (1936–1973) · musician · singer · songwriter · actor · animator · comedian · impressionist · jazz musician · multi-instrumentalist · film actor · also Bobby Darin, Walden Robert Cassotto, Walden R. Cassotto, Walden Cassotto, Darin
Born 14 May 1936 · Died 20 December 1973 · Q311267
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The purpose of Direction Records is to seek out statement-makers. ... The album is solely comprised of compositions designed to reflect my thoughts on the turbulent aspects of modern society.
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2026· 9 entries
“The purpose of Direction Records is to seek out statement-makers. ... The album is solely comprised of compositions designed to reflect my thoughts on the turbulent aspects of modern society.”
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“My legal name will remain Cassotto. Cassotto was my mother”
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ABC7 New York: Tony Award-nominee Jeremy Jordan takes the Broadway stage as Bobby Darin in 'Just in Time'
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ringsidereport.com: All By Myself: Bobby Darin – Darin Dazzles
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Yahoo: Jeremy Jordan stars as Bobby Darin in 'Just In Time' on Broadway
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Mshale: Jonathan Groff Sings "Beyond The Sea" By Bobby Darin | JUST IN TIME On Broadway Hersheypark (41VApBbI0T)
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ringsidereport.com: Sorrow Tomorrow: Bobby Darin – Darren Dazzles
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The New York Times: Bobby Darin Musical Reaches a Rare Broadway Milestone: Profit
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2025· 7 entries
Variety: ‘Just in Time’ Stars Jonathan Groff, Gracie Lawrence and Erika Henningsen on Bringing Bobby Darin’s Life and Legacy to the Stage
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Metro Weekly: Jonathan Groff Astounds as Bobby Darin in Just in Time
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Deadline.com: Jonathan Groff, Bobby Darin And The Art Of Doing It All – Deadline Tony Award Q&A
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Digital Journal: Review: Jonathan Groff is Bobby Darin in ‘Just in Time’ musical on Broadway
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Newsday: Bobby Darin's legacy celebrated on Long Island and Broadway
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BroadwayWorld: Bobby Darin 101: A Broadway Fan’s Guide to the Man Behind JUST IN TIME
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Jonathan Groff was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Lead Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Darin in the original Broadway production of Just in Time
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2024· 3 entries
Deadline.com: Jonathan Groff Confirms Bobby Darin Broadway Musical For Spring 2025
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Paste: The Lessons of Bobby Darin and Dion: Is There Life After Early Stardom?
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Chicago Tribune: Bobby Darin’s music comes alive at Genesee show
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2023· 1 entry
Forbes: Bobby Darin’s ‘Mack The Knife’ Finally Goes Platinum–64 Years After It Was Released
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2021· 1 entry
Released album “The A Sides”.
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2018· 2 entries
Released album “Don't Look Back in Anger”.
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Released album “Go Ahead & Back Up: The Lost Motown Masters”.
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2014· 1 entry
Released album “Bobby Darin Icon”.
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2013· 1 entry
Released album “Essential Bobby Darin”.
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2012· 2 entries
Los Angeles Times critic Dennis Lim observed that Darin was "a surprise in his first nonsinging role, willing to appear both arrogant and weak"
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Released album “The Best of Bobby Darin”.
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2011· 2 entries
Released album “Christmas with Bobby Darin”.
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Released album “Flashback with Bobby Darin”.
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2010· 2 entries
Awarded Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2010).
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Released album “Beyond the Sea”.
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2009· 2 entries
At its 2010 Grammy Awards ceremony, the Recording Academy awarded Darin a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award
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Released album “Original Album Series”.
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2008· 1 entry
Released album “Bobby Rocks”.
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2007· 6 entries
Released album “Mack the Knife [LT Series]”.
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Released album “Bobby Darin Sings Doctor Doolitle / Born Walden Robert Cassotto”.
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Released album “Bobby Darin Sings the Shadow of Your Smile / In a Broadway Bag”.
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On what would have been his 71st birthday, Darin was awarded a star on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars to honor his contribution to making Las Vegas the "Entertainment Capital of the World" and named Darin one of the 20th ce
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Released album “If I were a Carpenter & Inside Out”.
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Released album “Commitment & Rare Darin”.
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2006· 2 entries
Released album “The Definitive Pop Collection”.
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Released album “Swing An' Slow”.
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2005· 3 entries
Released album “Rhino Hi-Five: Bobby Darin”.
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Released album “The Swinging Side of Bobby Darin”.
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Released album “Dream Lover: American Legends”.
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2004· 6 entries
Released album “The Legendary Bobby Darin”.
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Released album “Beyond the Sea: The Very Best of Bobby Darin”.
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Released album “This Is Gold”.
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Released album “Aces Back to Back”.
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Released album “Mack the Knife”.
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Released album “Songs From Big Sur”.
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2003· 2 entries
Released album “Bobby Darin: Mack the Knife (and other hits)”.
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Released album “The Essential”.
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2002· 4 entries
Released album “The Hit Singles Collection”.
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Released album “Earthy! / Golden Folk Hits”.
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Released album “Swings”.
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Released album “Winners”.
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2001· 2 entries
Released album “The Very Best of Bobby Darin”.
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Released album “The Magic of Bobby Darin”.
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1999· 6 entries
Released album “Ultra‐Lounge: Wild, Cool & Swingin’: The Artist Collection, Volume 2”.
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Released album “Swingin' the Standards”.
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Released album “Moods Swings: The Best Of Atlantic Years, 1965-67”.
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Released album “The Unreleased Capitol Sides”.
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Released album “If I Were a Carpenter: The Very Best of Bobby Darin: 1966-1969”.
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Darin was voted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
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1998· 2 entries
Released album “A&E Biography: Anthology”.
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Released album “The Capitol Years”.
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1997· 4 entries
Released album “A Touch of Class”.
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Released album “16 Greatest Hits”.
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Released album “Rare, Rockin' & Unreleased”.
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Released album “You're the Reason I'm Living / I Wanna Be Around”.
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1995· 4 entries
Released album “As Long as I'm Singing: The Bobby Darin Collection”.
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Released album “Great Gentlemen of Song: Spotlight On...”.
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Released album “Greatest Hits”.
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Released album “The Bobby Darin Collection”.
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1994· 1 entry
Released album “Splish Splash”.
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1993· 2 entries
Released album “Bobby Darin: Collectors Gold, Volume 29”.
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Released album “The Wonderful World of Bobby Darin”.
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1991· 2 entries
Released album “Splish Splash: The Best of Bobby Darin, Volume One”.
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Released album “Mack the Knife: The Best of Bobby Darin, Volume 2”.
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1990· 3 entries
Released album “The 4 Bobbys - Their Greatest Hits”.
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Released album “Two of a Kind”.
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Darin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with singer and close friend Paul Anka announcing the honor
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1989· 2 entries
Released album “A Portrait of Bobby Darin”.
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Released album “The Capitol Collector's Series”.
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1988· 1 entry
Released album “Dream Lover”.
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1987· 1 entry
Released album “20 Greatest Hits”.
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1986· 2 entries
Released album “The Ultimate Bobby Darin”.
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Director Barry Levinson intended to direct a film based on Darin's life and had begun preproduction on the project by early 1997
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1974· 1 entry
Released album “'Darin' 1936-1973”.
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1973· 5 entries
Died 1973-12-20.
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Checked himself into Cedars of Lebanon Medical Hospital in Los Angeles for another round of open-heart surgery to repair the two artificial heart valves he had received in January 1971
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Darin starred in a similar show on NBC called The Bobby Darin Show
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At age 37 in a hospital recovery room after having open heart surgery in Los Angeles
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After failing to take antibiotics to protect his heart before a dental visit, Darin developed an overwhelming systemic infection, which further weakened his body and affected one of his heart valves
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1972· 1 entry
Darin starred in his own television variety show on NBC, Dean Martin Presents: The Bobby Darin Amusement Company, which ran for seven episodes ending on September 7
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1970· 1 entry
Darin proposed a self-directed and written film The Vendors (1970), about the life of a folk singer
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1969· 3 entries
Released album “Commitment”.
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Darin started his own record label, Direction Records, putting out folk and protest music
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Which in an interesting turn of events, was first recorded by Tim Hardin, and the song became Hardin's best-selling record
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1968· 5 entries
The day he traveled to Los Angeles for the California primary, and Darin was also at the Ambassador Hotel later that night when Kennedy was assassinated
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He was with Kennedy on June 4, 1968, the day he traveled to Los Angeles for the California primary, and Darin was also at the Ambassador Hotel later that night when Kennedy was assassinated.
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When Darin was 32 and considering entering politics, Nina told him the truth, devastating Darin
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Released album “Born Walden Robert Cassotto”.
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In 1968–1969, during his sabbatical, Darin wrote and recorded two albums that covered issues such as civil rights, poverty, the Vietnam War, and the death of RFK – Bobby Darin Born Walden Robert Cassotto (1968) and Commitment (1969).
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1967· 1 entry
Released album “Inside Out”.
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1966· 5 entries
Released album “If I Were a Carpenter”.
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Released album “In a Broadway Bag”.
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Released album “The Shadow of Your Smile”.
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Released album “Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile”.
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Darin had a hit with folksinger Tim Hardin's "If I Were a Carpenter", securing a return to the Top 10 after a two-year absence
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1965· 1 entry
Released album “Venice Blue”.
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1964· 2 entries
Released album “From Hello Dolly to Goodbye Charlie”.
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Released album “Clementine”.
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1963· 8 entries
Released album “Golden Folk Hits”.
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Released album “It’s You or No One”.
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Released album “18 Yellow Roses & 11 Other Hits”.
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Released album “Earthy!”.
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Released album “You’re the Reason I’m Living”.
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Darin was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a shell-shocked soldier in Captain Newman, M
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By Capitol Records under the name The City Surfers
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Through his office in New York's Brill Building, Darin employed future The Byrds leader Roger McGuinn (then Jim McGuinn) and singer-songwriter Frank Gari as songwriters
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1962· 6 entries
Released album “Oh! Look at Me Now”.
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Released album “Things & Other Things”.
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Darin began writing and singing country music, with hit songs including "Things" (US number three/UK number two) (1962), "You're the Reason I'm Living" (US number three), and "18 Yellow Roses" (US number 10)
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Before returning to Atlantic three years later
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Darin won the Golden Globe Award for "New Star of the Year – Actor" for his role in Come September
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Released album “Sings Ray Charles”.
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1961· 5 entries
Had a son named Dodd Mitchell Darin
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Released album “Love Swings”.
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Released album “The Bobby Darin Story”.
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Darin starred as a struggling jazz musician in Too Late Blues, John Cassavetes' first film for a major Hollywood studio
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Released album “Twist”.
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1960· 7 entries
Released album “For Teenagers Only”.
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Awarded Grammy Award for Record of the Year for Die Moritat von Mackie Messer (1960).
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Awarded Grammy Award for Best New Artist (1960).
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“s off-the-cuff statements generated a rivalry and playful banter between Sinatra and himself. Sinatra released a version of”
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Released album “The 25th Day of December”.
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Darin told Life that he wanted to be established as a legend by the age of 25
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Francis heard on the radio that Darin had married Sandra Dee – just as her father and she were driving through the Lincoln Tunnel
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1959· 4 entries
Released album “That's All”.
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Released album “This Is Darin”.
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Darin recorded the self-penned "Dream Lover", a ballad that became a multimillion seller
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Darin was the inaugural winner of the Grammy Award for Best New Artist and also won a Record of the Year for "Mack the Knife" at the 2nd Annual Grammy Awards
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1958· 3 entries
Released album “Bobby Darin”.
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Darin co-wrote and recorded his first million-selling single, "Splish Splash", which was followed by Darin's own song "Dream Lover", then his recordings of "Mack the Knife" and "Beyond the Sea", which brought him worldwi
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For Brunswick Records with a band called the Ding Dongs
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1956· 3 entries
Darin's agent negotiated a contract with Decca Records
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The two maintained a secret correspondence involving love letters
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Darin and Connie Francis met after their manager, George Scheck, arranged for Francis to record a song Darin had written
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1955· 1 entry
With Don Kirshner, whom he met at a candy store in Washington Heights
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1936· 2 entries
Born 1936-05-14.
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To Vanina Juliette "Nina" Cassotto (November 30, 1917 – November 3, 1983)
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