Eydie Gormé

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Birth Name: Edith Gormezano

Born: 16 August 1928 Died: 10 August 2013

Country of origin: United States

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singer lady, (there ain't no god for dogs) (271 items)
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Hollywood Walk of Fame - G (90 items)
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Description: Eydie Gorme was born in New York on August 16, 1928 to Sephardic Jewish parents. Her father, Nessim Garmezano, was a tailor, from Sicily, who changed his last name when he arrived in the United States. Gorme began singing straight out of high school, with various big bands. But her big break came after she auditioned for, and joined, "The Tonight! (1953) Show" in 1953. There, for $90 a week, she sang solos and sang duets with the up-and-coming Steve Lawrence. The two performed on the show for five years, and married in 1957. After their "Tonight Show" stint, the pair had a short-lived TV show of their own, Th ... (more)