James Francis Durante was an American actor, comedian, singer, and pianist. His distinctive gravelly speech, Lower East Side accent, comic language-butchery, jazz-influenced songs, and prominent nose helped make him one of America's most familiar and popular personalities of the 1920s through the 1970s. Wikipedia Born: February 10, 1893, Manhattan, New York, NY Died: January 29, 1980, Providence Saint John's Health Center - Santa Monica Emergency Room, Santa Monica, CA Nicknames: Ragtime…