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A song and dance man of the Vaudeville Stagewith his first appearance
on Stage as a child in minstrel shows. His first teaming was with
Betty Grable in Broadway and Vaudeville acts. Dailey also sang and
danced in burlesque, and stock before reaching Broadway in 1937.
His career was put on hold while he did a stint in the Army where
he gained the rank of Lieutenant.
Oh his return from the service he was finally able to hit it big
with Twentieth Century Fox
Films
. Dailey was cast in the original
Broadway production of "Babes in Arms." He would dance
with many stars such as Gene Kelly, Ann Baxter and Eleanor Powell.
