Davy Jones (actor)
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Davy Jones (December 30, 1945– February 29, 2012) was an English singer and actor. He was born in Manchester, England. His father wanted him to be a jockey, but he wanted to be a performer. He appeared in the television programme, Coronation Street and in the London and Broadway versions of Oliver!. In 1966, he joined The Monkees, a musical group created for a television series of the same name. The series was cancelled in 1968 and the group disbanded in 1970. Jones continued to perform until his death from a heart attack in 2012.[1]
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- ↑ della Cava, Marco R. (1 March 2012). "Monkees singer Davy Jones dies at 66". USA Today (McLean, VA: Gannett Company). ISSN 0734-7456. http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/obit/story/2012-02-29/obit-monkees-singer-davy-jones/53304196/1. Retrieved 1 March 2012.