| 16 February 30 |
is born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania
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works as a secretary in Cleveland until she wins an amateur contest
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Charlie Spivak hears her perform and hires her to sing with his band
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marries Knobby Lee, one of Spivak's trumpeters
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producer Arthur Freed signs her to a contract after hearing her performance at New York’s Blue Angel. No project comes from it, so she returns to Cleveland and to the nightclubs.
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| 51 |
looking and singing a little too much like Judy Garland sidetracks her career at MGM
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| 52 |
Modern Screen magazine awards her the Golden Key Award through sponsor Howard Keel
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| Christmas 52 |
entertains the troops in Korea with fellow actress Debbie Reynolds
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| 53 |
joins a stock company in Texas after being recommended by co-star Debbie Reynolds
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her singing in a commercial paves the way for a regular spot on "The George Gobel Show"
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| 55 |
turns down the opportunity to sing "Cry Me a River," by Mitch Miller, which will make Julie London a star
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turns down Las Vegas offers because she is too busy and is slated for a TV show of her own
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works with Abbott and Costello in Las Vegas
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| April 55 |
prefers to sing in bedroom slippers
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| July 55 |
her current escort is Muzzy Marcellino
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is “Miss Color TV”
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| November 55 |
together with actress Shirley Yamaguchi, she autographs the plastered leg of Ray Heatherton
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| 56 |
divorces Knobby Lee
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| April 56 |
her marital problems haven’t gotten her down. Her latest success is at the Mocambo.
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| October 57 |
gets out of an entanglement by sending Andre Previn’s big diamond ring to his business manager
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| Late 50s |
is seen with Spike Jones and George Jessel at the Mocambo
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marries the president of "After 6”
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| 63 |
her son, Jonathan, is born
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| 64 |
her daughter, Suzanne, is born
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Sources:
Movie Life, Screen Stories, Modern Screen, Vue, www.IMDb.com |
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