Emerging from New York City's resort circuits, Joseph C. Shaughnessy began as a singer, turned to comedy for better pay, and honed a tough persona as a Golden Gloves boxer before serving in World II and appearing in the Army revue “Stars and Gripes”. After a Columbia Pictures producer saw him on stage, he debuted in the 1952 film The Marrying Kind and soon became known for portraying gritty, color…
