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    • Tommy Noonan

    American actor, screenwriter and producer (1921–1968)

    For other people named Tommy Noonan or similar, see Tom Noonan (disambiguation).

    Tommy Noonan (born Thomas Patrick Noone;[1] April 29, 1921 – 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; 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 musician Danny McGuire in A Star Is Born (1954).

    Early years

    Born in Bellingham, Washington,[2] Noonan was the younger half-brother of actor John Ireland.[2]

    His father, Michael Joseph Noone, was an Irish vaudeville comedian and a native of Dunmore, County Galway, and his mother, Gracie Ferguson, was a Scottish piano teacher from Glasgow, Lanarkshire.[2] He attended New York University.[3