Don Avalier 1912 - 1973

Don Avalier was born on September 19, 1912 in San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA, and died at age 60 years old on May 29, 1973 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County. Don Avalier was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park 6300 Forest Lawn Dr, in Los Angeles.

Don Avalier

Donald John Avellar

September 19, 1912

San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA

May 29, 1973

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States

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Don Avalier, birth name Donald John Avellar, was born on September 19, 1912 in California, USA to Manuel Joseph Avellar (1879 - 1976) and Mary Prada Rose (1888 - 1946). Both parents were born in California, as was Don. He had siblings William John (1906 - 1988), Manuel (born 1910), Marion Rose (1914 - 1992), and Francis D. Avellar (1930 - 20010.

Donald Avellar married Beatrice Bowen (1915 - 1995) and they had a son and a daughter, Sherman and Shirley Ann Avellar.

An actor who appeared in motion pictures during the 1940s and 1950s, Don Avalier was best known for Motor Patrol (1950) and Fille de plaisir (1954). He died on May 29, 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA. See Don Avalier: Professions for a list of the movies in which he performed. He was also a singer. See a review of his talents at Don Avalier at El Chico's.
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September 19, 1912

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San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA

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Ethnicity & Family History

Don was Caucasian and according to his surname, was most probably of Hispanic or Portuguese heritage.
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A native of California, Don was raised in San Jose, California. He later moved to Los Angeles, California, where he was an actor.
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Don was never in the United States military.
Professional Career

Best known as an actor in "Motor Patrol", appearing as a traffic detective, and "Playgirl", appearing as Pancho, his other credits include (also included, the stars in each movie and Don's parts): Rod Steiger, Diana Dors, and Tom Tryon in The Unholy Wife (1957) The Unholy Wife Headwaiter (uncredited) Shelley Winters, Colleen Miller, and Barry Sullivan in Playgirl (1954) Playgirl Pancho Motor Patrol (1950) Motor Patrol Traffic Detective Betty Hutton and Macdonald Carey in Dream Girl (1948) Dream Girl Waiter (uncredited) Three Daring Daughters (1948) Three Daring Daughters Headwaiter (uncredited) Anthony Quinn, John Wayne, Judith Anderson, Laraine Day, James Gleason, and Cedric Hardwicke in Tycoon (1947) Tycoon Undetermined Role (uncredited) Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Rio (1947) Road to Rio Maitre d' (uncredited) Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, and Joan Crawford in Daisy Kenyon (1947) Daisy Kenyon Hotel Captain (uncredited) Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner, and Zachary Scott in Cass Timberlane (1947) Cass Timberlane Headwaiter at Country Club (uncredited) Spike Jones, Eddie Bracken, Cass Daley, and Virginia Welles in Ladies' Man (1947) Ladies' Man Headwaiter (uncredited) Pat O'Brien, Audrey Long, and Ruth Warrick in Perilous Holiday (1946) Perilous Holiday Police Lieutenant (uncredited) Arturo de Córdova, Patric Knowles, and Dorothy Lamour in Masquerade in Mexico (1945) Masquerade in Mexico Headwaiter (uncredited) Maureen O'Hara and Paul Henreid in The Spanish Main (1945) The Spanish Main Pirate (uncredited)
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Don married Beatrice Bowen (1915 - 1995) and they had a son and a daughter, Sherman and Shirley Ann Avellar.
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1973

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May 29, 1973

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Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States
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Forest Lawn Memorial Park 6300 Forest Lawn Dr, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA 90068, États-Unis
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Don Avalier lived 7 years shorter than the average Avalier family member when he died at the age of 60.

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Kathy Pinna 29.5k+ favorites

03/27/2023

Don Avalier at El Chico's

the following excerpt appeared in the Daily News-Post on Friday, November 17, 1967, on page 5 (from the column "Twilight 'til Dawn" . . . with Dora:

An impromptu invitation brough me to El Chico's in Arcadia, recentlly, where I was met and entertained by two of the most talented gentlemen, GLENN MOORE on guitar and DON AVALIER, singing marvelous harmony to Glenn's delightful songs and expert musicianship.

Their voice blend was superb, but more than this, was their comraderie and sheer joy of entertaining you saw shining through their performance. Among the many melodic tunes done, was believe it or not, the Mexican "Cucurucucu" . . . but done in German, for Glenn is also an accomplished linguist. His parody, written by Allen Sherman, on "The Mexican Hat Dance" was charming. Don Avalier had the personality and showmanship to blend so beautifully with Glenn's versatility and charm . . . Glenn is there for you to enjoy daily while lunching or Sunday and Tuesday evenings at El Chico's.

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In 1912, in the year that Don Avalier was born, the Girl Scouts of the USA was started by Juliette Gordon Low with the help of Sir Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Boy Scouts in Great Britain. She said after a meeting with Baden-Powell, "I've got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we're going to start it tonight!" And she did.

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In 1924, at the age of merely 12 years old, Don was alive when on January 21st, Vladimir Lenin, a leader of the Russian Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union died. He had survived two assassination attempts but had subsequent physical problems, suffering 3 strokes. He was in such great pain, it is said that he asked Stalin to poison him. The circumstances of his death are still disputed. He did oppose Stalin as the next leader - nonetheless, Stalin won a power struggle and ruled as a Soviet dictator until his death in 1953.

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I'm a Founder of AncientFaces and support the community answering questions & helping members make connections to the past (thus my official title of Founder & Content and Community Support ). For me, it's been a labor of love for over 20 years. I truly believe with all of my heart that everyone should be remembered for generations to come. I am 2nd generation San Jose and have seen a lot of changes in the area while growing up. We used to be known as the "Valley of Heart's Delight" (because the Valley was covered with orchards and there were many canneries to process the food grown here, which shipped all over the US) - now we have adopted the nickname "Capital of Silicon Valley" and Apple, Ebay, Adobe, Netflix, Facebook, and many more tech companies are within a few miles of my current home in San Jose (including AncientFaces). From a small town of 25,000, we have grown to 1 million plus. And when you add in all of the communities surrounding us (for instance, Saratoga, where I attended high school, living a block from our previous Mayor), we are truly one of the big cities in the US. I am so very proud of my hometown. For more information see Kathy - Founder & Content and Community Director
My family began AncientFaces because we believe that unique photos and stories that show who people are/were should be shared with the world.

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