As per our current Database, Tommy Dix is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Tommy Dix is 100 years, 11 months and 16 days old. Tommy Dix will celebrate 101rd birthday on a Friday 6th of December 2024. Below we countdown to Tommy Dix upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Tommy Dix |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Age | 100 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | December 6, 1923 (New York City, New York, USA) |
| Birthday | December 6 |
| Town/City | New York City, New York, USA |
| Nationality | USA |
Tommy Dix’s zodiac sign is Sagittarius. According to astrologers, Sagittarius is curious and energetic, it is one of the biggest travelers among all zodiac signs. Their open mind and philosophical view motivates them to wander around the world in search of the meaning of life. Sagittarius is extrovert, optimistic and enthusiastic, and likes changes. Sagittarius-born are able to transform their thoughts into concrete actions and they will do anything to achieve their goals.
Tommy Dix was born in the Year of the Pig. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Pig are extremely nice, good-mannered and tasteful. They’re perfectionists who enjoy finer things but are not perceived as snobs. They enjoy helping others and are good companions until someone close crosses them, then look out! They’re intelligent, always seeking more knowledge, and exclusive. Compatible with Rabbit or Goat.
Tommy Dix was born Thomas Paine Brittain Navard in New York City. He attended the High School of Music & Art that New York mayor Florello H. LaGuardia had established, and became a national sensation when he appeared on Major Bowes' Amateur Hour in 1936.
After being chosen to sing "Buckle Down, Winsocki" in the 1941 Broadway musical "Best Foot Forward" he recorded the song with Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, and the 78 rpm record was a major hit.MGM bought the film rights to "Best Foot Forward" and hired a number of the Broadway cast members to be in the movie.
Tommy was one of them, but when they got to Hollywood it was decided to give Tommy the lead role so his character could sing the rousing fight song "Buckle Down, Winsocki" at the end of the movie. The final cost of making "Best Foot Forward" (one of only four Technicolor movies made by MGM that year) was $1,410,850.
Gross box office receipts for the movie were $2,704,000.Tommy entered the military in September 1943, but suffered medical problems when his childhood Celiac disease flared up again. He reluctantly accepted a medical discharge and became a successful nightclub performer for the rest of the 1940s.
He married Margaret Ann "Maggie" Grayson in the summer of 1946 with whom he had two children (Grayson and Brittain).In 1950, Tommy quit Show Business and went to work for his father-in-law who owned a successful construction & lumber business in Birmingham, Alabama.
In 1959, after 13 years of marriage, Tommy and his wife divorced and Tommy went into the construction/real estate business in Florida where he was very successful.Tommy now lives in Virginia.
