Name Abbe Lane | Role Singer | |
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Full Name Abigail Francine Lassman Born December 14, 1932 (age 91) ( 1932-12-14 ) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Occupation Singer, dancer, actress Spouse Perry Leff (m. 1964), Xavier Cugat (m. 1952–1964) Albums Be Mine Tonight, Pan, Amor y Cha Cha Cha Movies The Americano, Toto in Madrid, Julius Caesar Against T, Toto - Vittorio and the Doctor, Wings of the Hawk | ||
Abbe lane tribute
Abbe Lane (born Abigail Francine Lassman; December 14, 1932) is an American singer and actress.
Contents
- Abbe lane tribute
- Abbe Lane en Aplauso Chile UC TV 1980
- Biography
- As leader
- As partnering artist
- Selected filmography
- References
Abbe Lane en Aplauso, Chile (UC-TV, 1980).
Biography
Born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, Lane began her career as a child actress on radio, and from there she progressed to singing and dancing on Broadway.
Married to Xavier Cugat from 1952 until their divorce in 1964, Lane achieved her greatest success as a nightclub singer, and was described in a 1963 magazine article as "the swingingest sexpot in show business." Cugat's influence was seen in her music which favoured Latin and rumba styles. In 1958 she starred opposite Tony Randall in the Broadway musical Oh, Captain!, but her recording contract prevented her from appearing on the original cast album of the show. Eileen Rodgers performed her songs for the cast LP; Lane later recorded her songs on a solo album. She made several recordings for RCA Victor and Mercury Records. The most successful of her albums was a collaboration with Tito Puente titled Be Mine Tonight released in 1958. Apart from working solo, Lane frequently appeared on talk shows with Cugat until 1963.
She attracted attention for her suggestive comments such as "Jayne Mansfield may turn boys into men, but I take them from there", and also commented that she was considered "too sexy in Italy". Her costume for an appearance on the Jackie Gleason Show was considered too revealing and she was instructed to wear something else. She appeared on the shows of Red Skelton, Dean Martin and Jack Benny without attracting controversy, however.
In addition to her Italian films, Lane was a frequent performer on American network and syndicated television variety programs such as The Ed Sullivan Show, The Steve Allen Show, The Jack Paar Program, The Mike Douglas Show, The Hollywood Palace, The Joey Bishop Show, The Merv Griffin Show and The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson from the 1950s into the 1970s. She also played guest roles in such series as Naked City, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., The Flying Nun, F Troop, The Brady Bunch, Hart to Hart and Vega$. Her last movie appearance was in Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) in the minor role of an airline stewardess.
She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6381 Hollywood Boulevard for her contribution to television.
As leader
As partnering artist
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