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O'Connell was married to wealthy playboy Clifford Smith, Jr., from 1941 to 1951, and novelist Tom T. Chamales from 1957 to 1960, and had four daughters. Her last marriage was in 1991, to arranger-conductor-composer Frank De Vol . [10]
- Singer, actress, hostess
- September 9, 1993 (aged 73), San Diego, California, U.S.
- May 23, 1920, Lima, Ohio, U.S.
LORD AND LADY GATE ~ Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra 1942Helen O'Connell is the vocalist. Featuring to adorable children doing their swing dancing.If you want t...
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Biografia. O'Connell si unì al gruppo musicale di Jimmy Dorsey nel 1939 ed ottenne i maggiori successi nei primi anni quaranta con Green Eyes, Amapola, Tangerine e Yours. In ognuno dei propri numeri, Bob Eberly canticchiava la canzone che poi Helen riprendeva in un arrangiamento up-tempo. O'Connell fu scelta dai lettori di Down Beat come ...
O'Connell, Helen (1920–1993)American big-band singer of the early 1940s. Name variations: Helen DeVol. Born in Lima, Ohio, on May 23, 1920; died of cancer on September 9, 1993, in San Juan Capistrano, California; dropped out of school after her sophomore year; later received diploma from Hollywood High School; married Clifford Smith, Jr. (a Navy aviator and heir to a Boston investment ...
10 set 1993 · Helen O'Connell, the big-band singer whose recordings of "Green Eyes" and other songs made her one of the most popular female vocalists in the nation in the early 1940's, died today at a hospice ...
Helen O'Connell. Vocalist. (1920 - 1993) Helen O’Connell was born in Lima, Ohio, and is best remembered for her role as female vocalist in the Jimmy Dorsey band (1939-1943). It was there that she and Bob Eberly gained fame with a number of Dorsey, tempo-switching, hit records including “Amapola,” “ Green Eyes ,” “Yours,” and ...
Clifford Smith Jr. (October 19, 1943 - 1951) (divorced, 3 children) Trivia Her second husband, best-selling novelist Tom T. Chamales , died in a fire at his Los Angeles apartment in 1960.
