Peggy Lee

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AKA: Miss Peggy Lee, Susan Melton, Norma Deloris Engstrom
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 05/26/1920
Birthplace: Jamestown, North Dakota, USA
Death Date: 01/21/2002

biography

A sultry blonde vocalist and composer-lyricist of intimate, sometimes cynical ballads and jazzy torch songs, Peggy Lee first gained fame as a singer with Benny Goodman's band. She has since enjoyed solo success on TV and in nightclub appearances and has recorded over sixty albums. Among her better known hit singles are "Fever" and "Is That All There Is?"

Lee has made a handful of guest appearances in films from her debut in "Stage Door Canteen" (1943) and delivered dramatic turns in two features. In Michael Curtiz's 1953 remake of "The Jazz Singer", she was the musical star who encouraged the Continued

Credits

of Darling/Peg/Si/Am
1955
Rose Hopkins
Judy Lane

milestones

Year
Milestone
1934 
Made radio debut at age 14 (date approximate)
 
Adopted stage name after moving to Fargo
1941 
First break, a vocal group with which she performed was hired to play clubs in Chicago
1941 
Seen by Benny Goodman and asked to join his band as the female vocalist; made first record with Goodman, "Elmer's Tune"; left Goodman in 1943
1943 
Film debut as a guest artist in "Stage Door Canteen"
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