Dennis Day (Mouseketeer)

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Dennis Day
Dennis Day as a Mouseketeer on The Mickey Mouse Club, circa 1956
Born
Dennis W. Day

(1942-07-12)July 12, 1942
DisappearedJuly 17, 2018 (aged 76)
Phoenix, Oregon, U.S.
Body discoveredApril 7, 2019 (2019-04-07)
Jackson County, Oregon, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • dancer
  • theater director
Years active1948–1980s
Spouse
Henry Ernest Caswell (m. 2009)

Dennis W. Day (July 12, 1942 — c. July 17, 2018)[1] was an American actor, singer, dancer and theater director. He was best known as one of the original cast members of The Mickey Mouse Club. After ending his career as a child actor, he went on to work as a theater director before relocating to Oregon in the 1980s.

Day disappeared in July 2018 and was found dead several months later at his home in Phoenix, Oregon.[2] A roommate was charged with his death in 2019.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Dennis Day". The Original Mickey Mouse Club Show. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  2. "Body found at Oregon house identified as missing Disney Mouseketeer Dennis Day". usatoday.com. 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  3. Bennett, Anita (July 6, 2019). "Original Mouseketeer Dennis Day's Ex-Handyman Arrested In His Death". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 7, 2019.

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