[78-L] Child Singers

[David Lennick]

Gloria Jean?

dl

simmonssomer wrote:
>  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
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> 
>> 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
>>
>>