He was 92. Early in his career, Dana wrote jokes for Don Adams and Steve Allen, on whose show he served as head writer and a member of the performing troupe.

Dana was a writer for the "Steve Allen Show" in the early 1960s, who found fame as politically incorrect Jose Jimenez, a Hispanic character who spoke very poor English.

He was 92. Early in his career, Dana wrote jokes for Don Adams and Steve Allen, on whose show he served as head writer and a member of the performing troupe.

Dana died Thursday at his home in Nashville, Tenn., according to Emerson College, his alma mater. Early in his career, Dana wrote jokes for Don Adams and Steve Allen, on whose show he served as ...

It was for a sketch on "The Steve Allen Show" that Dana created Jose Jimenez, which eventually led to his own NBC sitcom, "The Bill Dana Show," which aired from 1963 to 1965.

Bob Hope and fellow comics pose in 1966 photo, including Bill Dana (kneeling, on lower-right corner of photo). Dana, who was 92, began his career writing jokes for, among others, "The Steve Allen ...

He was 92. Early in his career, Dana wrote jokes for Don Adams and Steve Allen, on whose show he served as head writer and a member of the performing troupe.

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. Credit CBS Spike ...

Dana died Thursday at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, according to Emerson College, his alma mater. He was 92. Early in his career, Dana wrote jokes for Don Adams and Steve Allen, on who ...

NEW YORK (AP) – 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, Tenn., according to ...