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{{short description|American singer}} |
{{short description|American singer (1919 – 2010)}} |
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{{About|the singer|the Spanish actress|Lina Romay}} |
{{About|the singer|the Spanish actress|Lina Romay}} |
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| name = Lina Romay |
| name = Lina Romay |
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| image = Lina Romay, pin-up from Yank, The Army Weekly, May 18, 1945.jpg |
| image = Lina Romay, pin-up from Yank, The Army Weekly, May 18, 1945.jpg |
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| caption = Romay in 1945 |
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| birth_date = January 16, 1919 |
| birth_date = January 16, 1919 |
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| birth_place = [[Brooklyn, New York]], U.S. |
| birth_place = [[Brooklyn, New York]], U.S. |
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| death_date = December 17, 2010 (aged 91) |
| death_date = December 17, 2010 (aged 91) |
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| death_place = [[Pasadena, California]], U.S. |
| death_place = [[Pasadena, California]], U.S. |
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| occupation = Actress |
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* Actress |
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* dancer |
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* singer}} |
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| years_active = 1942–1980 |
| years_active = 1942–1980 |
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| spouse = John Lawrence Adams<br>Jay Gould III (1953 |
| spouse = John Lawrence Adams<br>Jay Gould III (1953 – ?) |
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'''Maria Elena "Lina" Romay''' (January 16, 1919 |
'''Maria Elena "Lina" Romay''' (January 16, 1919 – December 17, 2010) was an American [[actress]] and singer. |
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==Biography== |
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⚫ | Romay performed for a time with [[Xavier Cugat]]<ref>"Xavier Cugat" in ''The Big Band Almanac,'' Da Capo Press, 1978, p. 90</ref> before eventually retiring. She was featured on ''Cugat Rumba Revue'' on [[NBC]] radio in the early 1940s.<ref>{{cite news|title=(untitled brief)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5697015/belvidere_daily_republican/|work=Belvidere Daily Republican|date=June 9, 1941|location=Illinois, Belvidere|page=5|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = June 26, 2016}} {{Open access}}</ref> |
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She was born in 1919 in [[Brooklyn]], New York, the daughter of Porfirio Romay, then-attache to the [[Mexico|Mexican]] Consulate in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>[http://www.lina-romay.com/lina_romay.htm Lina Romay fanpage] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402081600/http://www.lina-romay.com/lina_romay.htm |date=2010-04-02 }}</ref> |
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⚫ | Romay performed for a time with [[Xavier Cugat]]<ref>"Xavier Cugat" in ''The Big Band Almanac,'' Da Capo Press, 1978, p. 90</ref> before eventually retiring. She was featured on ''Cugat Rumba Revue'' on [[NBC]] radio in the early 1940s.<ref>{{cite news|title=(untitled brief)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5697015/belvidere_daily_republican/|work=Belvidere Daily Republican|date=June 9, 1941|location=Illinois, Belvidere|page=5|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = June 26, 2016}} {{Open access}}</ref> In her films, Romay often appeared with Cugat and his orchestra. |
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Prior to singing with Cugat, she had sung with [[Horace Heidt|Horace Heidt's orchestra]], billed as Josette, a Frenchwoman.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Erskine|title=In Hollywood|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5697182/miami_daily_newsrecord/|work=Miami Daily News-Record|agency=Newspaper Enterprise Association|date=December 10, 1943|location=Oklahoma, Miami|page=12|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = June 26, 2016}} {{Open access}}</ref> |
Prior to singing with Cugat, she had sung with [[Horace Heidt|Horace Heidt's orchestra]], billed as Josette, a Frenchwoman.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Erskine|title=In Hollywood|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5697182/miami_daily_newsrecord/|work=Miami Daily News-Record|agency=Newspaper Enterprise Association|date=December 10, 1943|location=Oklahoma, Miami|page=12|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = June 26, 2016}} {{Open access}}</ref> |
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She was married to John Lawrence Adams, and later was the third wife of Jay Gould III, whom she married on 30 June 1953.<ref name="if\g">{{cite news|title=Gould Heir, Actress Wed|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5697344/the_indiana_gazette/|work=The Indiana Gazette|agency=Associated Press|date=July 3, 1952|location=Pennsylvania, Indiana|page=5}}</ref> |
She was married to John Lawrence Adams, and later was the third wife of Jay Gould III, whom she married on 30 June 1953.<ref name="if\g">{{cite news|title=Gould Heir, Actress Wed|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5697344/the_indiana_gazette/|work=The Indiana Gazette|agency=Associated Press|date=July 3, 1952|location=Pennsylvania, Indiana|page=5}}</ref> |
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Romay died at age 91 on December 17, 2010 of natural causes at a hospital in [[Pasadena, California]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Lina Romay dies at 91; Cugat singer, MGM actress|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=December 29, 2010|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2010/dec/29/local/la-me-lina-romay-20101228|accessdate=July 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Lina Romay, Entertainer, Dies at 91|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 1, 2011|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/28/arts/music/28romay.html?_r=0|accessdate=July 14, 2013}}</ref> |
Romay died at age 91 on December 17, 2010, of natural causes at a hospital in [[Pasadena, California]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Lina Romay dies at 91; Cugat singer, MGM actress|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=December 29, 2010|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2010/dec/29/local/la-me-lina-romay-20101228|accessdate=July 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Lina Romay, Entertainer, Dies at 91|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 1, 2011|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/28/arts/music/28romay.html?_r=0|accessdate=July 14, 2013}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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|1942|| ''[[You Were Never Lovelier]]'' || Cugat band singer || |
|1942|| ''[[You Were Never Lovelier]]'' || Cugat band singer || With Cugat and his orchestra, uncredited |
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|1943|| ''[[Stage Door Canteen (film)|Stage Door Canteen]]'' || Cugat orchestra singer || |
|1943|| ''[[Stage Door Canteen (film)|Stage Door Canteen]]'' || Cugat orchestra singer || With Cugat and his orchestra, uncredited |
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|1943|| ''[[The Heat's On]]'' || Lina || |
|1943|| ''[[The Heat's On]]'' || Lina || With Cugat and his orchestra, uncredited |
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|1943|| ''Don't Get Around Much Anymore'' || Herself || Short |
|1943|| ''Don't Get Around Much Anymore'' || Herself || Short |
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|1944|| ''[[Two Girls and a Sailor]]'' || Herself || |
|1944|| ''[[Two Girls and a Sailor]]'' || Herself || With Cugat and his orchestra |
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|1944|| ''[[Bathing Beauty]]'' || Herself || |
|1944|| ''[[Bathing Beauty]]'' || Herself || With Cugat and his orchestra |
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|1945|| ''[[Week-End at the Waldorf]]'' || Juanita || |
|1945|| ''[[Week-End at the Waldorf]]'' || Juanita || With Cugat and his orchestra |
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|1945|| ''[[Adventure (1945 film)|Adventure]]'' || Maria || |
|1945|| ''[[Adventure (1945 film)|Adventure]]'' || Maria || |
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|1947|| ''[[Honeymoon (1947 film)|Honeymoon]]'' || Raquel Mendoza || |
|1947|| ''[[Honeymoon (1947 film)|Honeymoon]]'' || Raquel Mendoza || |
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|1947|| ''[[This Time for Keeps]]'' || Singer with Cugat's Orchestra || |
|1947|| ''[[This Time for Keeps]]'' || Singer with Cugat's Orchestra || With Cugat and his orchestra, uncredited |
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|1948|| ''[[Embraceable You (film)|Embraceable You]]'' || Libby Dennis || |
|1948|| ''[[Embraceable You (film)|Embraceable You]]'' || Libby Dennis || |
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|1949|| ''[[The Big Wheel (film)|The Big Wheel]]'' || Dolores Raymond || |
|1949|| ''[[The Big Wheel (film)|The Big Wheel]]'' || Dolores Raymond || |
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|1949|| ''The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue'' || Regular || |
|1949|| ''The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue'' || Regular || 1949-1952 |
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|1949|| ''[[The Lady Takes a Sailor]]'' || Racquel Riviera || |
|1949|| ''[[The Lady Takes a Sailor]]'' || Racquel Riviera || |
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|1957|| ''[[The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet]]'' || Carmelita || Episode: "The Duenna" |
|1957|| ''[[The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet]]'' || Carmelita || Episode: "The Duenna" |
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|1957|| ''[[The Red Skelton Show|The Red Skelton Hour]]'' || Carmen || 2 episodes, |
|1957|| ''[[The Red Skelton Show|The Red Skelton Hour]]'' || Carmen || 2 episodes, final appearance |
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==See also== |
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* [[Pin-ups of Yank, the Army Weekly]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:American musicians of Mexican descent]] |
[[Category:American musicians of Mexican descent]] |
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[[Category:American women singers]] |
[[Category:American women singers]] |
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[[Category:Musicians from Greater Los Angeles]] |
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[[Category:21st-century American women]] |
[[Category:21st-century American women]] |
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Revision as of 15:54, 23 May 2024
Lina Romay | |
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Born | January 16, 1919 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Died | December 17, 2010 (aged 91) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1942–1980 |
Spouse(s) | John Lawrence Adams Jay Gould III (1953 – ?) |
Maria Elena "Lina" Romay (January 16, 1919 – December 17, 2010) was an American actress and singer.
Biography
She was born in 1919 in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Porfirio Romay, then-attache to the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles.[1]
Romay performed for a time with Xavier Cugat[2] before eventually retiring. She was featured on Cugat Rumba Revue on NBC radio in the early 1940s.[3] In her films, Romay often appeared with Cugat and his orchestra.
Prior to singing with Cugat, she had sung with Horace Heidt's orchestra, billed as Josette, a Frenchwoman.[4]
She was married to John Lawrence Adams, and later was the third wife of Jay Gould III, whom she married on 30 June 1953.[5]
Romay died at age 91 on December 17, 2010, of natural causes at a hospital in Pasadena, California.[6][7]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1942 | You Were Never Lovelier | Cugat band singer | With Cugat and his orchestra, uncredited |
1943 | Stage Door Canteen | Cugat orchestra singer | With Cugat and his orchestra, uncredited |
1943 | The Heat's On | Lina | With Cugat and his orchestra, uncredited |
1943 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore | Herself | Short |
1944 | Two Girls and a Sailor | Herself | With Cugat and his orchestra |
1944 | Bathing Beauty | Herself | With Cugat and his orchestra |
1945 | Week-End at the Waldorf | Juanita | With Cugat and his orchestra |
1945 | Adventure | Maria | |
1946 | Love Laughs at Andy Hardy | Isobel Gonzales | |
1947 | Honeymoon | Raquel Mendoza | |
1947 | This Time for Keeps | Singer with Cugat's Orchestra | With Cugat and his orchestra, uncredited |
1948 | Embraceable You | Libby Dennis | |
1949 | Six-Gun Music | Judy | Short |
1949 | Cheyenne Cowboy | Kate Harmon | Short |
1949 | Joe Palooka in the Big Fight | Maxine | |
1949 | Señor Droopy | Herself | MGM animated/live action short |
1949 | The Big Wheel | Dolores Raymond | |
1949 | The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue | Regular | 1949-1952 |
1949 | The Lady Takes a Sailor | Racquel Riviera | |
1953 | The Man Behind the Gun | Chona Degnon | |
1957 | The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet | Carmelita | Episode: "The Duenna" |
1957 | The Red Skelton Hour | Carmen | 2 episodes, final appearance |
See also
References
- ^ Lina Romay fanpage Archived 2010-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Xavier Cugat" in The Big Band Almanac, Da Capo Press, 1978, p. 90
- ^ "(untitled brief)". Belvidere Daily Republican. Illinois, Belvidere. June 9, 1941. p. 5. Retrieved June 26, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Johnson, Erskine (December 10, 1943). "In Hollywood". Miami Daily News-Record. Oklahoma, Miami. Newspaper Enterprise Association. p. 12. Retrieved June 26, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gould Heir, Actress Wed". The Indiana Gazette. Pennsylvania, Indiana. Associated Press. July 3, 1952. p. 5.
- ^ "Lina Romay dies at 91; Cugat singer, MGM actress". Los Angeles Times. December 29, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- ^ "Lina Romay, Entertainer, Dies at 91". The New York Times. January 1, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
External links
- Lina Romay at IMDb
- Lina Romay at the TCM Movie Database
- Los Angeles Times Movie Star Mystery Photo of Lina Romay