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 1991

Pitts, Michael R.
Parish, James Robert
Hollywood songsters
By James Robert Parish and Michael R. Pitts
New York: Garland, 1991


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  Allyson, June (b. 1917)   cast, singer
  Ameche, Don (b. 1908)   actor, cast
  Andrews, Julie (b. 1935)   actress, bassoon
  Andrews, LaVerne (b. 1915 d. 1967)   singer, vocals
  Andrews, Maxene (b. 1918)   cast, singer
  Andrews, Patty [Patricia] (b. 1920)   singer
  Ann-Margaret (b. 1941)   singer, dancer
  Annette (b. 1942)   singer, actress
  Astaire, Fred (b. 1899 d. 1987 a. 1929)   cast, choreographer
  Austin, Gene [Eugene Lucas] (b. 1900 d. 1972)   crooner, piano
  Autry, Gene [Orvon Gene] (b. 1907)   singing cowboy, vocals
  Avalon, Frankie (b. 1940)   singer
  Belafonte, Harry [Harold George] (b. 1927)   calypso singer, cast
  Boles, John (b. 1895 d. 1969)   cast, singer
  Boone, Pat [Charles Eugene Pat] (b. 1934)   blues singer, lyricist
  Breen, Bobby (b. 1927 d. 1972)   boy soprano, vocals
  Canova, Judy (b. 1916 d. 1983)   cast, hillbilly singer
  Cantor, Eddie (b. 1892 d. 1964)   cast, composer
  Carroll, Diahann (b. 1935)   actress, cast
  Cash, Johnny (b. 1932)   guitar, country music singer
  Chevalier, Maurice (b. 1889 d. 1972)   baritone, cast
  Clooney, Rosemary (b. 1928)   singer, vocals
  Columbo, Russ (b. 1908 d. 1934)   crooner, violin
  Como, Perry (b. 1912 a. 1943)   song stylist, vocals
  Crosby, Bing (b. 1904 d. 1977)   singer
  Damone, Vic (b. 1928 a. 1947)   cast, singer
  Darin, Bobby (b. 1936 d. 1973)   arranger, singer
  Davis, Sammy (b. 1925 d. 1990)   cast, music director for George Rhodes
  Day, Doris (b. 1924)   singer, vocals
  Dietrich, Marlene (b. 1901 d. 1992)   actress, soprano
  Dinning, Ginger [Virginia] (b. 1924 a. 1945-1955)   singer
  Dinning, Jean [Eugenia] (b. 1924 a. 1945-1955)   singer
  Dinning, Lou [Ella Lucille] (b. 1920 a. 1945-1955)   singer
  Dunne, Irene (b. 1904)   actress, cast
  Durbin, Deana (Edna Mae) (b. 1921 a. 1939)   soprano, vocals
  Eddy, Nelson (b. 1901 d. 1967)   baritone, vocals
  Edwards, Cliff [Clifton A.] (b. 1895 d. 1971)   cast, composer
  Etting, Ruth (b. 1896 d. 1978)   cast, torch singer
  Evans, Dale (b. 1912)   singer, vocals
  Faye, Alice (b. 1912)   actress, cast
  Foster, Susanna (b. 1924)   soprano, film star
  Francis, Connie (b. 1938)   singer, actress
  Garland, Judy (b. 1922 d. 1969)   musicisti, singer
  Gaynor, Mitzi (b. 1930)   cast, dancer
  Grable, Betty [Ruth Elizabeth] (b. 1916 d. 1973)   cast, movie star
  Grayson, Katherine (b. 1922)   singer
  Haver, June (b. 1926)   star of movie musicals
  Haymes, Dick (b. 1916 d. 1980)   singer, vocals
  Horne, Lena (b. 1917 a. 1943)   cast, singer
  Hutton, Betty (b. 1921 a. 1944)   actress, cast
  Ives, Burl (b. 1909)   cast, folksinger
  Jolson, Al (b. >1886 d. 1950)   cast, composer
  Jones, Allan (b. 1907 d. 1992)   cast, tenor
  Keel, Howard (b. 1919)   actor, cast
  Kelly, Gene (b. 1912 d. 1996)   actor, cast
  Kristofferson, Kris (b. 1936)   cast, composer
  Lamour, Dorothy (b. 1914 a. 1930s-1940s)   singer, vocals
  Langford, Frances (b. 1913)   cast, singer
  Lanza, Mario (b. 1921 d. 1959)   tenor, vocals
  Lucas, Nick (b. 1897 d. 1982)   banjo, cast
  Macdonald, Jeannette (Anna) (b. 1907 d. 1965)   cast, soprano
  Macrae, Gordon (b. 1921 d. 1986)   baritone, cast
  Madonna (b. 1959)   rock singer, songwriter
  Martin, Dean (b. 1917)   cast, singer
  Martin, Mary (Virginia) (b. 1913 d. 1990)   actress, cast
  Martin, Tony (b. 1912)   baritone sax, singer
  McCall, Mary Ann (b. 1919)   singer, vocals
  Melchior, Lauritz (b. 1890 d. 1973)   cast, sanger
  Merman, Ethel (b. 1908 d. 1984)   cast, singer
  Midler, Bette (b. 1945)   singer, vocals
  Miller, Ann (b. 1919)   tap dancer, singer
  Minnelli, Liza [Liza May] (b. 1946)   cast, singer
  Miranda, Carmen (b. 1909 d. 1955)   cast, singer
  Moore, Grace (b. 1901 d. 1947)   soprano
  Morgan, Dennis (b. 1910)   movie star
  Morgan, Helen (b. 1900 d. 1941)   cast, torch singer
  Murphy, George (b. 1902)   dancer, singer
  Nelson, Willie (Hugh) (b. 1933)   country music singer, trumpet
  Newton-John, Olivia (b. 1948)   soft-rock warbler
  O'Connor, Donald (b. 1925)   cast, singer
  Parton, Dolly (Rebecca) (b. 1946)   country music singer, vocals
  Pons, Lily [Alice Josephine] (b. 1898 d. 1976)   soprano, vocals
  Powell, Dick [Richard Ewing] (b. 1904 d. 1963)   banjo, cast
  Powell, Eleanor (Torrey) (b. 1912 d. 1982)   cast, lap dancing
  Powell, Jane (b. 1929)   cast, soprano
  Presley, Elvis (Aaron) (b. 1935 d. 1977)   singer, songwriter
  Reynolds, Debbie [Mary Frances] (b. 1932)   singer, vocals
  Ritter, Tex [Maurice Woodward] (b. 1906 d. 1974)   singing cowboy, country music singer
  Robeson, Paul (b. 1898 d. 1976)   bass-baritone, cast
  Rogers, Ginger (b. 1911)   cast, singer
  Rogers, Roy (b. 1911)   country music singer, guitar
  Rooney, Mickey (b. 1920)   cast, composer
  Ross, Diana (b. 1944)   soul singer
  Roth, Lillian (b. 1911 d. 1980)   cast, composer
  Sinatra, Frank [Francis Albert] (b. 1915)   cast, singer
  Smith, Kate [Katheryn Elizabeth] (b. 1909 d. 1986)   cast, harp
  Sothern, Ann (b. 1909)   cast, STAR~
  Streisand, Barbra (Joan) (b. 1942)   actress, cast
  Temple, Shirley (b. 1928 a. 1934)   movie star
  Tibbett, Lawrence Mervil (b. 1896 d. 1960)   baritone, cast
  Tucker, Sophie (b. 1884 d. 1966)   actress, cast
  Vallee, Rudy (b. 1901 d. 1986)   bandleader, cast
  Wakely, Jimmy [Clarence] (b. 1914 d. 1982)   country music singer, vocals
  Waters, Ethel (b. 1900 d. 1977)   actress, cast
  West, Mae (b. 1892 d. 1980)   actress, author

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