<sod>Blake was born '''Michael James Gubitosi'''<ref>{{cite book |last=Blake |first=Robert |title=Tales of a Rascal: What I Did for Love |page=169 |year=2011 |publisher=Black Rainbow Productions |isbn=978-0-61-559194-0}}</ref>  in [[Nutley, New Jersey]]. His mother, Elizabeth Cafone (b. 1910), was married to Giacomo (James) Gubitosi (1906–1956).   In 1930, James worked as a die setter for a can manufacturer. Eventually, James and Elizabeth began a song-and-dance act.<ref name="Newton2008"/> In 1936, the three children began performing, billed as "The Three Little Hillbillies."<ref name="Newton2008"/> They moved to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], in 1938, where their children began working as [[film|movie]] [[Extra (actor)|extra]]s.<eod>
<sod>Blake was born Michael James Gubitosi<ref>{{cite book |last=Blake |first=Robert |title=Tales of a Rascal: What I Did for Love |page=169 |year=2011 |publisher=Black Rainbow Productions |isbn=978-0-61-559194-0}}</ref>  in [[Nutley, New Jersey]]. His mother, Elizabeth Cafone (b. 1910), was married to Giacomo (James) Gubitosi (1906–1956).   In 1930, James worked as a die setter for a can manufacturer. Eventually, James and Elizabeth began a song-and-dance act.<ref name="Newton2008"/> In 1936, the three children began performing, billed as "The Three Little Hillbillies."<ref name="Newton2008"/> They moved to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], in 1938, where their children began working as [[film|movie]] [[Extra (actor)|extra]]s.<eod>