Danny Thomas (1) (1912–1991)

Thomas's autobiography is short and to the point. Most interesting was personal information about his life from his birth as Muzyad Yahkoob in a Lebanese/Sicilian family, to the late 80's when the book was written. His friendships with the superstars of the era, George Burns, Jan Murray, Frank Sinatra etc. lead to many fun stories about the early days of his career. Though I knew he was spokesman for the St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, I had no idea of his involvement for the inception and creation from the beginning. Interesting trip down memory lane.… (more)