"Okay, José, you're on your way!" With those words, radioed to Alan Shepard as he lifted off to become the first American astronaut to fly into space on May 5, 1961, Bill Dana's role in NASA history ...

Comedy writer and performer Bill Dana, who won stardom but stroked anger with his broken-English-spewing character Jose Jimenez, has died. Dana died at his home in Nashville at age 92, according to ...

Bill Dana, a comedian and comedy writer whose most famous character, the bumbling, English-mangling José Jiménez, provoked anger as well as laughter, died Thursday at his home in Nashville. He was 92.

Comedy writer and performer Bill Dana, who won stardom in the 1950s and '60s with his character Jose Jimenez and earned a Bronze Star for his service in the Army in World War II, has died at age 92.

He became a 'mascot' for the Mercury astronauts, wrote jokes for Steve Allen and Don Adams and penned one of the funniest 'All in the Family' episodes. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Bill Dana, who ...

Comedy writer and performer Bill Dana, who won stardom in the 1950s and ’60s with his character Jose Jimenez, has died. Dana died Thursday at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, according to Emerson ...

Bill Dana, a television writer, actor, producer and stand-up comedian whose routine as the bumbling immigrant and sometime-spaceman José Jiménez made him one of the most popular comics of the 1960s ...

Bill Dana starred in "The Bill Dana Show" 1963-65. "My name….. Jose Jimenez." The man who made that line famous in the 1960s – comedian and writer Bill Dana – has died at age 92. Dana was a writer for ...

"My name….. Jose Jimenez." The man who made that line famous in the 1960s – comedian and writer Bill Dana – has died at age 92. Dana was a writer for the "Steve ...

Comedian Bill Dana, a Nashville resident who rose to fame in the 1950s and '60s with his character "Jose Jimenez," has died. Mr. Dana died Thursday at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, according to ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Comedy writer and performer Bill Dana, who won stardom in the 1950s and ’60s with his character Jose Jimenez, has died. Related Articles Dan Siegel, celebrated Bay Area civil rights ...