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- Birth nameJames Augustine O'Dea
- Jimmy O'Dea was born on April 26, 1899 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959), Let's Be Famous (1939) and Blarney (1926). He was married to Ursula Doyle and Bernadette Fagan. He died on January 7, 1965 in Dublin, Ireland.
- SpousesUrsula Doyle(September 24, 1959 - January 7, 1965) (his death)Bernadette Fagan(April 15, 1925 - December 22, 1958) (her death)
- ParentsJames O'DeaMartha O'Gorman O'Dea
- Before entertaining, he studied to become an optician.
- Long associated on stage and film with Harry O'Donovan, together creating Jimmy's most renown character -- Biddy Mulligan, the Pride of the Coombe.
- Irish comedian and longtime favorite with Irish theatre audiences.
- A Dubliner of Clare ancestry.
- Buried at Glasnevin Cemetery, Glasnevin, County Dublin, Ireland. Plot MF 57, Garden.
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