Lina Romay (singer)

Lina Romay as pin-up girl (1945)

Lina Romay (born January 16, 1919 in New York City , † December 17, 2010 in Pasadena , California ; actually Elena Maria Romay ) was an American singer and actress .

Life

Romay, daughter of an attaché at the Mexican consulate in Los Angeles, first appeared in the entertainment business in the early 1940s as a singer with the Xavier Cugat Orchestra. Along with Cugat and his orchestra was it 1942 in the film You were never captivating ( You Were Never Lovelier ) next to Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth to see what led to follow-on investments as an actress, as in man without a heart ( Adventure ) with Clark Gable and Greer Garson . She also appeared in television shows until 1957. B. on The Red Skelton Show . Then she retired from the film business.

From the late 1970s on, she also worked as a Spanish-speaking radio announcer for horse racing.

Filmography (selection)

1942: You were never captivating (You Were Never Lovelier)
1944: My darling is a sailor (Two Girls and a Sailor)
1944: Bathing Beauty
1945: Weekend at the Waldorf (Week-End at the Waldorf)
1945: Man without a Heart (Adventure)
1947: Enchanting Lips (This Time for Keeps)
1949: The Big Wheel
1949: Glück in Seenot (The Lady Takes a Sailor)
1953: The Man Behind the Gun
1957: The Red Skelton Show (TV series)

Individual evidence

^ Obituary in the Los Angeles Times

Web links

Commons : Lina Romay - Collection of Images

personal data
SURNAME	Romay, Lina
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Romay, Elena Maria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American singer and actress
DATE OF BIRTH	January 16, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York City , New York , United States
DATE OF DEATH	December 17, 2010
Place of death	Pasadena , California , United States

[1] Obituary in the Los Angeles Times