# 4628 - 2012 First-Class Forever Stamp - Danny Thomas
U.S. #4628
2012 45¢ Danny Thomas
Issue Date: February 16, 2012
City: Memphis, TN
Quantity: 50,000,000
Printed By: Banknote Corporation of America for Sennett Security Products
Printing Method: Offset
Color: Multicolored
“Help me find my way in life, and I will build you a shrine.”
– Danny Thomas
Birth Of Danny Thomas
Thomas was one of 10 children born to Lebanese immigrants. He got his start in entertainment in 1932 when he began performing on the Detroit radio program The Happy Hour Club.
In the 1940s, Thomas began performing on the radio show The Bickersons, which gave him his first national exposure. He also performed on The Baby Snooks Show and the NBC variety program The Big Show. Thomas appeared in two films in the late 1940s before joining the cast of Call Me Mister in 1951 and starring in The Jazz Singer in 1952.
Thomas hosted The Wonderful World of Burlesque and The Danny Thomas Hour in the 1960s. He also found success as a producer on the shows The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Andy Griffith Show, That Girl, and The Mod Squad.
In addition to raising funds for the hospital, Thomas continued to work on television and in commercials. He worked until his death on February 6, 1991.
U.S. #4628
2012 45¢ Danny Thomas
Issue Date: February 16, 2012
City: Memphis, TN
Quantity: 50,000,000
Printed By: Banknote Corporation of America for Sennett Security Products
Printing Method: Offset
Color: Multicolored
“Help me find my way in life, and I will build you a shrine.”
– Danny Thomas
Birth Of Danny Thomas
Thomas was one of 10 children born to Lebanese immigrants. He got his start in entertainment in 1932 when he began performing on the Detroit radio program The Happy Hour Club.
In the 1940s, Thomas began performing on the radio show The Bickersons, which gave him his first national exposure. He also performed on The Baby Snooks Show and the NBC variety program The Big Show. Thomas appeared in two films in the late 1940s before joining the cast of Call Me Mister in 1951 and starring in The Jazz Singer in 1952.
Thomas hosted The Wonderful World of Burlesque and The Danny Thomas Hour in the 1960s. He also found success as a producer on the shows The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Andy Griffith Show, That Girl, and The Mod Squad.
In addition to raising funds for the hospital, Thomas continued to work on television and in commercials. He worked until his death on February 6, 1991.