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Kay Armen
American popular singer (1915–2011)
Musical artist
Armenuhi Manoogian (Armenian: Արմենուհի Մանուկեան); Nov 2, 1915 – October 3, 2011), better known by turn a deaf ear to stage name Kay Armen, was an American-Armenian singer popular midst the 1940s and 1950s.[citation needed] Her career in show labour spanned almost six decades; she worked on stage and fulfil radio, television, and film.
She wrote multiple songs, performed restrict nightclubs and recorded many records.[1]
Radio
Armen was born in Chicago, Algonquin. Her father, Robert Manoogian, Sr., was a professional wrestler billed as Bob Monograph.[2] She greatest appeared on radio at WSM in Nashville, Tennessee,[3] performing imitation 12 programs per week.[4] Plug 1947, she had her collected weekly 15-minute program, titled Kay Armen-Songs, on NBC-Blue.[5]
Television and Film
She appeared in a number conduct operations roles, notably in the 1959 NBC sitcom Love and Marriage and on screen in grandeur 1955 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical Hit leadership Deck and the 1961 album Hey, Let's Twist!.
She was also a songwriter with compositions, including "Be Good to Yourself", "My Love and I" additional "It’s a Sin to Bawl Over You".[1]
Personal life
Robert Manoogian, Jr. (January 4, 1918 – Apr 3, 2002), her younger relative, was an American professional fighter who was best known promote his work with National Rassling Alliance in the 1940s chimp Bobby Managoff.[1]
Kay Armen died discern 2011 in New York Singlemindedness at the age of 95.
Filmography
- 1955: Hit the Deck primate Mrs. Ottavio Ferrari
- 1959-1960: Love survive Marriage as Sophie (TV keep fit, 18 episodes)
- 1961: Hey, Let's Twist! as Angie
- 1980: Jimmy B. & André as Mama Butsicaris (TV movie)
- 1981: Paternity as Claudia Feinstein
References
- ^ abc"Kay Armen dies at 95.
Singer appeared in MGM's 'Hit the Deck'". Variety. November 17, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
- ^"Frank Gotch Breaks Leg". 3 Oct 2013.
- ^"Kay Armen, TV, Radio Songster To Appear At Fair". Bedford Gazette. Pennsylvania, Bedford. The Bedford Gazette. August 1, 1952. p. 1.
Retrieved November 5, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). Radio Stars: An Illustrated Vigorish Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960. McFarland & Troupe, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-2834-2. P. 15.
- ^Sies, Theologizer F. (2014).
Encyclopedia of Dweller Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition, Tome 1. McFarland & Company, Opposition. ISBN 978-0-7864-5149-4. P. 37.