Allan Jones was born Theodore Allen Jones in Old Forge, Pennsylvania. A coal miner's son, he worked in the mines until 1926. At that point in time, he received a scholarship from Syracuse University, but chose instead to study music at New York University with Claude Warford and then with Felix Leroux in Paris and Sir Henry Wood in London. ...
| Full Name | Allen Jones |
| Net Worth | $8 Million |
| Date Of Birth | October 14, 1907 |
| Died | June 27, 1992, New York City, New York, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Old Forge, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Profession | Visual Artist |
| Education | Royal College of Art, Hornsey College of Art |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Esther Marie Villavincie, Mary Florsheim Picking, Irene Hervey, Marjorie Annette Bull, The Donkey Serenade, Capulet's Ball, You Are Love |
| Children | Jack Jones |
| Parents | Charlie Thomas, Elizabeth 'Beth' |
| Siblings | Colleen, Robert Charles |
| IMDB |
| Awards | Biennale de Paris |
| Movies | A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, The Firefly, Show Boat, Everybody Sing, One Night in the Tropics, The Great Victor Herbert, Rose-Marie, The Boys from Syracuse, Moonlight in Havana, Larceny with Music, True to the Army, A Man Called Sledge, Stage to Thunder Rock, When Johnny Comes Marching ... |
| Star Sign | Libra |
| # | Fact |
|---|
| 1 | Son, Ted Jones, with wife Marjorie Annette Bull. |
| 2 | Ex-father-in-law of Jill St. John. |
| 3 | He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6100 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. |
| 4 | Was divorced by two of his wives on the grounds of "mental cruelty" (Irene Hervey) and "cruelty" (Marjorie Bull). |
| 5 | He was closely associated with Rudolf Friml's "Donkey Serenade" and sang it over the composer's open grave at the burial ceremony in 1972. |
| 6 | As singer, most identified with his rendition of Rudolf Friml's "Donkey Serenade." |
| 7 | Father, with actress Irene Hervey, of pop singer Jack Jones. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Radio Days | 1987 | performer: "The Donkey Serenade" 1923 |
| That's Entertainment! | 1974 | performer: "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" 1919 - uncredited |
| MGM Parade | 1956 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
| Senorita from the West | 1945 | performer: "What A Change In The Weather", "Am I In Love?", "Lonely Love" |
| Crazy House | 1943 | performer: "The Donkey Serenade" - uncredited |
| Larceny with Music | 1943 | performer: "Do Your Hear Music", "For The Want Of You", "Please, Louise", "When You Wore A Tulip" |
| When Johnny Comes Marching Home | 1942 | performer: "My Little Dream Girl", "You and the Night and Music" uncredited, "Romance" uncredited, "Say It With Dancing", "This Is It", "The Yanks Are Coming" |
| Moonlight in Havana | 1942 | performer: "I Don't Need Money", "Only You", "Isn't It Lovely", "Rhythm of the Tropics", "Moonlight in Havana", "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" |
| One Night in the Tropics | 1940 | performer: "You and Your Kiss", "Back in My Shell", "Your Dream", "Farandola" |
| The Boys from Syracuse | 1940 | performer: "Who Are You", "Falling in Love With Love" |
| Honeymoon in Bali | 1939 | performer: "Happy Birthday to You", "O Paradis" French version of "O Paradiso" |
| Everybody Sing | 1938 | "The One I Love" 1937, "Down on Melody Farm" 1937 / performer: "The One I Love" 1937, "The First Thing in the Morning" uncredited, "Cosi-Cosa" 1935 uncredited, "The Show Must Go On" 1937, "Finale" uncredited |
| The Firefly | 1937 | performer: "THE DONKEY SERENADE" 1937, "SYMPATHY" 1937, "A WOMAN'S KISS" 1937, "GIANNINA MIA" 1912, "GIANNINA MIA: FINALE" 1912 - uncredited |
| A Day at the Races | 1937 | performer: "On Blue Venetian Waters" 1937, "Tomorrow Is Another Day" 1937 - uncredited |
| Show Boat | 1936 | performer: "Where's the Mate for Me?" 1927, "Make Believe" 1927, "I Have The Room Above Her" 1936, "You Are Love" 1927, "Finale: You Are Love" 1927 and "Ol' Man River" 1927 - uncredited |
| The Great Ziegfeld | 1936 | performer: "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" 1919 - uncredited |
| Rose-Marie | 1936 | performer: "Roméo et Juliette" 1867, "Tosca" 1900 - uncredited |
| A Night at the Opera | 1935 | performer: "Il Trovatore: Miserere" 1853 uncredited, "Alone" 1935, "Cosi-Cosa" 1935 |
| Reckless | 1935 | performer: "Trocadero" 1934 uncredited, "Ev'rything's Been Done Before" 1935 |
