Bobby Darin

Bobby Darin (May 14, 1936 - December 20, 1973) was born Walden Robert Cassotto and was one of the most popular rock and roll American teen idols of the late 1950s. However, he is widely respected for being a multi-talented, versatil

Bobby Darin (May 14, 1936 - December 20, 1973) was born Walden Robert Cassotto and was one of the most popular rock and roll American teen idols of the late 1950s. However, he is widely respected for being a multi-talented, versatile performer.

Darin was born to a poor, working-class family in The Bronx, New York, and his Italian American father disappeared a few months before he was born at the height of the Great Depression. As a result, his mother (a Mayflower descendant) had to accept social assistance to take care of her infant son. It was not until he was an adult that he learned his sister Nina, 19 years his senior, was in fact his mother. The identity of his true father was never publicly disclosed.