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Martha Tilton
Sign in to saveAmerican singer (1915–2006)
Film & TV
Known for
- Queen of the Stardust Ballroom — Singer1975
- The Benny Goodman Story1956
- Two Chips and a Miss — Clarice (voice) (uncredited)1952
- Crime, Inc. — Betty Van Cleve, aka Betty Egan1945
- Swing Hostess — Judy Alvin1944
- Strictly in the Groove — Martha Tilton1942
- Loch Lomond1941
- Sunny — Queen of Hearts1941
- Ball of Fire — Sugarpuss O'Shea (singing voice) (uncredited)1941
- What the Country Needs1941
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Martha Tilton (November 14, 1915, Corpus Christi, Texas - December 8, 2006, Brentwood, Los Angeles, California) was an American popular singer during America's swing era and traditional pop period. She is best known for her 1939 recording of "And the Angels Sing" with Benny Goodman. She was sometimes introduced as "The Liltin' Miss Tilton". Tilton and her family lived in Texas and Kansas, relocating to Los Angeles when she was seven years old. While attending Fairfax High School in Los Angeles
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Martha
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Corpus Christi
- Place of death
- Brentwood
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- swing
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Coral
- Official website
- www.marthatilton.com
- Image
- Martha Tilton Billboard.jpg
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- date of death
- 2006-12-08
- date of birth
- 1915-11-14
- Commons category
- Martha Tilton
- cause of death
- disease
- name in native language
- Martha Tilton
- manner of death
- natural causes
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