1. Dennis Gerrard Stephen Doherty was a Canadian singer, songwriter and actor.
13 Facts About Denny Doherty
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Denny Doherty was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia on November 29,1940, the youngest of five children.
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Denny Doherty grew up in Halifax's North End in a devout Catholic household.
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Denny Doherty's father was a dockworker and Doherty has described his mother as "a housewife and mystic".
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In 1963, Denny Doherty established a friendship with Cass Elliot when she was with a band called the Big 3.
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Denny Doherty sang lead on "California Dreamin'" released in December 1965 prior to the release of the debut album early in 1966.
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Denny Doherty was quickly replaced by Jill Gibson, girlfriend of the band's producer Lou Adler.
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Elliot and Denny Doherty remained friends after the band's break-up, while Elliot had a hit solo show.
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Denny Doherty eventually asked Doherty to marry her, but he declined.
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Denny Doherty had three children: A daughter from a brief first marriage, and a daughter and son, John, by his 20-year marriage to his second wife, Jeannette, who died in 1998 from ovarian cancer.
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John Denny Doherty was in the Canadian ska punk band illScarlett.
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Denny Doherty died on January 19,2007, aged 66, at his home in Mississauga, Ontario.
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Denny Doherty was interred at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia.