[Dixielandjazz] R.I.P. Fran Warren

[Robert Ringwald]

Singing star and actress Fran Warren died on her 87th birthday on March 4, 2013,
according to a paid announcement in yesterday's New York Times (3/10/13). Warren
performed with the bands of Billy Eckstine, Charlie Barnet, and Claude Thornhill,
and won a Gold Record for her version of "A Sunday Kind of Love," which became her
signature tune. She also acted on the stage in productions of "The Pajama Game,"
"Mame," and "Guys and Dolls." Warren was predeceased by her husband, Woody Witt.
Their daughter, Athena (Tina) Witt Grunfeld, survives.
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-Bob Ringwald
www.ringwald.com
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"My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference.” 
Harry S. Truman, 33rd President B: 5/8/1884 – d: 12/26/1972.