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Dolly Dawn

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American singer (1916-2002)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1916
Active to
2002

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,835
Total plays
7,045

Tags

40s30sjazzvocal jazz1930s

Dolly Dawn (born Theresa Anna Maria Stabile, February 3, 1916, Newark, NJ - December 11, 2002) was one of the most successful vocalists of the late '30s and '40s. The daughter of Italian immigrants, Dawn was a teenager when she began appearing on a local weekend radio show under the alias "Billie Starr." Her permanent stage name, Dolly Dawn, was bestowed upon her by New York Journal-American columnist Harriet Mencken. A member of George Hall's Hotel Taft Orchestra <a href="https://www.last.fm/

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Maria
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Newark
Place of death
Englewood
Occupation
singer
Instrument
voice
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date of birth
1916-02-03
date of death
2002-12-11
pseudonym
Dolly Dawn
place of burial
Kensico Cemetery
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