Eileen Barton

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Eileen Barton (born November 24, 1924 in Brooklyn , New York - † June 27, 2006 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American singer .

Life

Eileen Barton was born to two vaudeville artists. She made her first appearance at the age of two and a half on her parents 'show and sang the song Ain't Misbehavin' . At the age of three she was already performing at the theater and had two performances a day. She became a child star very early on, and by the age of seven she worked with Milton Berle on his radio program called Jolly Gillette . At age 14, she became a surrogate actress for Nancy Walker on Broadway in the musical Best Foot Forward , followed by appearances under her own name with Elaine Stritch in Angel in the Wings .

When Frank Sinatra noticed her, he took her under his wing and had her appear on a regular program on CBS radio that he produced himself. For the next two years she appeared again and again at Frank Sinatra's side, including in several performances at the Paramount Theater .

She soon got her own television show called Teen Timers , which was later followed by The Eileen Barton Show . In 1949 she recorded the song If I Knew You Were Comin 'I'd've Baked a Cake (written by Bob Merrill, Al Hoffman and Clem Watts), with which she was number one for two weeks and a total of four months in the US -Charts landed. Also in Great Britain the title reached the top spot in the singles charts in 1950. After this success she appeared as an artist in trendy nightclubs in New York. She has also appeared in numerous film and television productions throughout her career.

She died in Los Angeles on June 27, 2006 at the age of 81.

Filmography (selection)

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  • 1930: The Song Is Ended
  • 1937: Show for Sale
  • 1948: The Swift Show
  • 1950: Toast of the Town (1950-1955)
  • 1954: College Capers
  • 1958: The Big Record
  • 1960: Video Village
  • 1963: Promises! Promises!

Web links

Commons : Eileen Barton  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ US catalog number National 9103
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel: Top Pop Records 1940-1955 . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, 1973, p. 10
  3. ↑ Ehnert, Günter (Ed.): Hit Records. British Chart Singles 1950-1965 . Hamburg: Taurus Press, 1988, p. 15
personal data
SURNAME Barton, Eileen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer and actress
DATE OF BIRTH November 24, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn , New York City , New York , United States
DATE OF DEATH June 27, 2006
Place of death Los Angeles , California , United States