[78-L] Child Singers

[simmonssomer]

 What was the name of that young girl soprano appearing with WC Fields in 
one of his last films.
She was being groomed as that studio's Deanne Durbin .

Al S.
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From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Child Singers


> Ann Stephens was a suicide. I don't know if we were clear about that in 
> the
> liner notes to the Flapper CD or were being gentle about it, but it was
> confirmed by a couple of sources. As for Christopher Robin Milne, who made 
> a
> record for HMV, my contact at Pearl knew him and said he ran a book 
> store..he
> may also not have wanted to be bothered about Winnie (whose legacy will
> continue to be defiled by Disney, as they do everything else..now Marvel 
> Comics).
>
> We mentioned Jimmy Boyd..Molly Bee as well (similar vintage). Eileen 
> Barton was
> singing and clowning with Milton Berle and Eddie Cantor in the 1930s and 
> she
> made it to a ripe old age. Baby Rose Marie is still with us (just saw her 
> last
> week in what survives of "Top Banana").
>
> Speaking of Molly Bee, I wonder what became of Barbara Shuttleworth, who 
> did
> singing commercials and shtick on The Small Types Club as "Baby Bee"?
>
> dl
>
> DAVID BURNHAM wrote:
>> The posting about Laurie London got me wondering what became of other 
>> Children who performed on 78s.
>>
>> Ernest Lough, (Hear My Prayer and others), lived to a ripe old age before 
>> his demise in 2000.  If anyone's interested there is a four part 
>> documentary on YouTube about Ernest Lough discussing his recordings and 
>> lots of videos of the recording process in the 20s.
>>
>> Jimmy Boyd, (I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus),  made it to his three 
>> score and ten before dying last March, (I'm sure it must have been 
>> mentioned on this list but I didn't see it).
>>
>> Barry Gordon, (Nuttin' for Christmas), still alive and well at age 61.
>>
>> Christopher Robin Milne, died at 76 in 1996.  Not a very happy person so 
>> I've heard.
>>
>> Ann Stephens, (Teddy Bears' Picnic, etc.), Born in 1931, no evidence that 
>> she died, or that she continues to live.  But I'm pretty confident that 
>> she is in one condition or the other.  She managed to record "Teddy 
>> Bears' Picnic" at the age of 13 while sounding like she hadn't reached 
>> her 7th birthday yet.
>>
>> I guess Deanna Durbin counts, she signed up with Decca at age 15, but 
>> she's one who is neither dead or alive.  The person who was Deanna Durbin 
>> still breaths but she claims that the Deanna Durbin we all knew never 
>> existed.
>>
>> db
>
>
>
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