When was the American singer, dancer and actress born who rose to fame in the mid-1940s and was a star in Rich, Young and Pretty?
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Rich, Young and Pretty Rich, Young and Pretty is a 1951 musical film produced by Joe Pasternak for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Norman Taurog. Written by Dorothy Cooper and adapted as a screenplay by Sidney Sheldon, the film starred Jane Powell, Danielle Darrieux, Wendell Corey, and Fernando Lamas, The Four Freshmen, and introduced Vic Damone. This was Darrieux's first Hollywood film since "The Rage of Paris" (1938).
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Jane Powell Jane Powell (born Suzanne Lorraine Burce; April 1, 1929) is an American singer, dancer and actress who rose to fame in the mid-1940s with roles in various musicals as a contract player for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pictures.
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Margaret Avery Margaret Avery (born January 20, 1944) is an American actress and singer. She began her career appearing on stage and later has had starring roles in films include "Cool Breeze" (1972), "Which Way Is Up?" (1977), "Scott Joplin" (1977), and "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh" (1979).
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Joan Merrill Joan Merrill (January 2, 1918, Baltimore, Maryland–May 10, 1992 New York, New York) was an American singer and actress. She began her career in the 1930s on radio and later sang at nightclubs across the United States, including at the Copacabana in New York City, the Thunderbird in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Rio Cabana in Chicago. In addition to live performances she starred in the 1941 musical film "Time Out for Rhythm" and, in 1942, had roles in "Iceland" and "The Mayor of 44th Street". As was popular at the time, her songs were patriotic and inspired by support for World War II.
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Jane Green (singer) Jane Green (2 January 1897 - 28 August 1931) was a United States singer popular in the 1920s.
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Patsy Vidalia Patsy Vidalia (born Irving Ale; 1921 – August 29, 1982), also known as Jack-Patsy Vidalia, was an American female impersonator, singer and entertainer who was prominent in the social life of New Orleans from the 1940s to 1960s. His second name is given with various spellings, including Valdalia, Valdelar, Valdeler, Vadalia, and Valdia.
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Fay McKenzie Eunice Fay McKenzie (born February 19, 1918) is an American film actress known for her leading lady roles in five Gene Autry films in the early 1940s.
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Neile Adams Neile Adams (born Ruby Salvador; July 10, 1932) is a Filipino-American actress, singer and dancer who made more than 20 appearances in films and television series between 1952 and 1991.
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Jane Frazee Mary Jane Frehse (July 18, 1918 – September 6, 1985), known as Jane Frazee, was an American actress, singer, and dancer.
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Fred Astaire Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer and television presenter.
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Ilene Graff Ilene Susan Graff (born February 28, 1949) is an American actress and singer.
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Nancy Dussault Nancy Dussault (born June 30, 1936) is an American singer and actress.
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Jean Simmons Jean Merilyn Simmons, OBE (31 January 1929 – 22 January 2010) was an English American actress and singer. One of J. Arthur Rank's "well-spoken young starlets", she appeared predominantly in films, beginning with those made in Great Britain during and after the Second World War, followed mainly by Hollywood films from 1950 onwards.
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Bette McLaurin Bette McLaurin (born c.1929) is an African-American singer best known for her jazz-influenced ballad and R&B performances in the 1950s. Two of her recordings, "I May Hate Myself In The Morning" (1952) and "Only A Rose" (1953) reached the "Billboard" pop charts.
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Jayne Walton Rosen Jayne Walton Rosen (August 28, 1917 – January 10, 2010) was an American entertainer, singer and actress, who worked as Lawrence Welk's Champagne Lady from 1940 until 1945.
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Gladys Gale Gladys Gale (January 15, 1891 – October 4, 1948) was an American nightclub singer and vaudeville performer, before becoming a character actress in films during the 1930s and 1940s. The wife of a millionaire, she led a checkered life before dying under mysterious circumstances in a Los Angeles hotel room under an assumed name.
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Bebe Daniels Phyllis Virginia Daniels, known professionally as Bebe Daniels (January 14, 1901 – March 16, 1971), was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer and producer.
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Patricia Farr Patricia Farr (January 15, 1913 – February 23, 1948) was an American film actress who appeared in films of the 1930s and 1940s. Despite being billed as leading lady in at least one ("Lady Luck") of the films in which she appeared, very few details of her life are available.
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Betty Luster Betty Luster (27 April 1922 – 25 May 2011) was an American television actress, singer and dancer, whose career was active in the 1940s and 1950s. The role for which she is best remembered today was at one time her most obscure: her portrayal of Mr. B Natural in the short film of the same name, made famous after its inclusion in a 1991 episode of "Mystery Science Theater 3000".
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Jean DuShon Jean DuShon (born Anna Jean Harris, 16 August 1935) is an American jazz and R&B singer, and stage actor. She is best known for her recordings in the 1960s, including the first recording of the song "For Once in My Life".
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Ruth Tester Ruth Tester (August 17, 1903 – March 21, 1993) was a singer and dancer in Broadway musicals of the 1920s and 1930s.
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Karen Philipp Karen Philipp (born September 7, 1945) is an American singer and actress.