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Among the top teenage rock stars of the late 1950s and early 1960s, was a diminutive, cocky singer from the Bronx named Bobby Darin, who bragged that he would be a legend before his 25th birthday.

Perhaps he didn't quite realize that ambition, but he was certainly one of the most talented performers and songwriters ever in American music.

Darin's story began in the summer of 1935, when 17-year old Nina Cassotto began dating an Italian boy a few years older than herself.

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Within a shorttime she found herself pregnant, but chose to break off the relationship, rather than inform the boy of her situation. She gave birth to Walden Robert Cassotto at 5:28 on the morning of May 14, 1936--- and left the father's name blank on the birth certificate.

A year later at a dance club in May 1937, Nina met Charles Maffia, who was employed as a clerk and truck driver at the R&B Hardware Company, earning $18 a week.

After dating for several months, Maffia moved in with the family.