Bea Wain
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American jazz musician (1917–2017)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1917-04-30
- Active to
- 2017-08-19
Discography
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Bea Wain (Beatrice Weinsier, The Bronx, New York City, April 30, 1917 - August 19, 2017) was an American Big Band-era singer. She had a number of hits with Larry Clinton and his Orchestra. After her marriage she and her husband became involved in radio as a husband-and-wife disc jockey team. On a 1937 recording with Artie Shaw, she was credited as Beatrice Wayne, which led some to assume that was her real name. On record labels, her name was shortened (without her permission) to "Bea" by the re
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bea
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Beverly Hills
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Bea Wain Billboard.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1917-04-30
- Commons category
- Bea Wain
- date of death
- 2017-08-19
- place of burial
- Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery
- name in native language
- Bea Wain
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