Annette Warren

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Annette Warren (born July 11, 1922 in Cleveland , Ohio ) is an American singer . She gained fame as the singing double of film stars such as Ava Gardner and Lucille Ball .

Life

Annette Warren was born in Cleveland in 1922. The jazz musician Phil Moore discovered them in 1945 and committed their first recordings. On October 4, 1946, Warren made her radio debut on the program Sparkle Time , hosted by Meredith Willson . Then she gave concerts in the United States as well as in London . This was followed by stage appearances in plays such as The Threepenny Opera on the side of Jerry Orbach , Edward Asner and Beatrice Arthur . In addition, Warren was seen as a guest star on several television shows in the following years.

In 1947 Annette Warren made her debut as a singing double in the crime comedy Lured . In 1949 and 1950 she took over the vocal part of Lucille Ball twice in the films The Defeated Miser and The Count of Mexico . In 1951 she sang the songs Cant Help Lovin 'Dat Man and Bill for Ava Gardner in the music film Mississippi Melody . Her only acting role in a feature film took Warren in 1949 as Frances in The Devil's Sleep , in which she also had a vocal appearance. However, she remained unnamed in the credits. In 1951, Warren spoke and sang all of the female characters in the animated short Rooty Toot Toot , which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short in 1952 .

During her career, Warren released albums under labels such as Capitol Records , Verve Records and ABC Records . She also performed with her jazz pianist husband Paul Smith , with whom she remained married until his death in 2013. Warren is still active as a singer and appears at concerts and musicals. On April 24, 2016, at the age of 93, she performed a solo concert entitled I Ain't Done Yet at the Warner Grand Theater in Los Angeles . On March 28, 2017, the then 94-year-old performed at the New York cabaret and restaurant Feinstein's / 54 Below in the building of the former Studio 54 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Steve Schonberg: 60 Years Later: Annette Warren Returns, Talks Vocal Dubbing for Ava Gardner, Aggravating Ed Asner and More. In: Show Score. March 28, 2017, accessed July 11, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Warren, Annette
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer
DATE OF BIRTH July 11, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Cleveland , Ohio , United States