Fran Warren, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Fran Warren

singer from the United States

Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1926

Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York, United States

Date of Death: 04-Mar-2013

Profession: actor, singer, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Fran Warren

  • Frances Wolfe (March 4, 1926 – March 4, 2013), known professionally as Fran Warren, was an American singer.She was born into a Jewish family in the New York City borough of the Bronx.
  • After some time in a chorus line at the Roxy Theater, she joined Art Mooney's big band and worked with Billy Eckstine, who gave her the name "Fran Warren".
  • She spent almost two years with the Charlie Barnet band before achieving some recognition with Claude Thornhill.
  • In 1947, she reached the music charts for the first time with the song "A Sunday Kind of Love" written by her manager, Barbara Belle.She began a solo career in 1948 when she signed a contract with RCA Victor.
  • She had a hit record with "I Said My Pajamas (and Put On My Pray'rs)", a duet with Tony Martin which reached No.
  • 3 on the charts.
  • During the same year, she sang on the radio program Sing It Again.
  • In the early 1950s, after a number of her records failed to chart, she signed with MGM Records.
  • Her last chart hit was "It's Anybody's Heart" in 1953.
  • Her albums included Hey There! Here's Fran Warren arranged by Marty Paich and Something's Coming arranged by Ralph Burns and Al Cohn.
  • Warren performed in the musicals Mame, South Pacific, and The Pajama Game and went on tour with the big band of Harry James.

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