Helen O'Connell (singer)
Helen O'Connell (born May 23, 1920 in Lima , Ohio , † September 9, 1993 in San Diego , California ) was an American singer and actress .
She began her career in the Austin Wylies Territory Band , which played in Cleveland ; she then joined the Jimmy Dorsey Band in 1939 after Dorsey had fired the singer Ella Mae Morse , and sang with the band in a duet with Bob Eberle in the 1940s the great hits Green Eyes , Amapola and Tangerine , all to Latin American melodies.
In 1943 she married for the first time (of four) and gave up singing until she was divorced. Then she began a solo career in 1951 (" Zing a Little Zong "). She died of cancer in 1993 and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City , California .
Web links
- Helen O'Connell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Helen O'Connell at Discogs (English)
- Brief biography
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | O'Connell, Helen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer and actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lima , Ohio , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 9, 1993 |
| Place of death | San Diego , California , United States |