Peggy Connelly
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Peggy Connelly was a singer and actress, former wife of Dick Martin
(Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
), with whom she had a son, Cary Martin.
Peggy Lou Connelly was born in Shreveport, Louisiana
and reared in Fort Worth, Texas
. She had a long career as a singer and actress, starting with local dance bands (the first Harvey Anderson's) in the Fort Worth-Dallas area. In 1956 she recorded an album of standards, Peggy Connelly with Russ Garcia
--That Old Black Magic, for Bethlehem Records
, now available on CD. Among other films, she appeared as a Flora Dora girl in The Girl In The Red Velvet Swing (1955) and as Elizabeth Wilson, a visitor to the houseboat, in Houseboat
(1958). She was on the TV show Take A Good Look with Ernie Kovacs
.
Connelly moved to Europe
in the early 1970s and worked as a single act until the mid-1990s, when she, Sarah Tullamore
and Wendy Taylor formed a trio called The Jazzberries. The Jazzberries played extensively in Paris
and throughout Europe until they disbanded in 2000.
Dick Martin (comedian)
Thomas Richard "Dick" Martin was an American comedian and director, best known for his role as the cohost of the sketch comedy program Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to 1973.-Early life and career:...
(Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In is an American sketch comedy television program which ran for 140 episodes from January 22, 1968, to May 14, 1973. It was hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin and was broadcast over NBC...
), with whom she had a son, Cary Martin.
Peggy Lou Connelly was born in Shreveport, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
and reared in Fort Worth, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. She had a long career as a singer and actress, starting with local dance bands (the first Harvey Anderson's) in the Fort Worth-Dallas area. In 1956 she recorded an album of standards, Peggy Connelly with Russ Garcia
Russell Garcia (composer)
Russell Garcia, QSM was a composer and arranger who wrote a wide variety of music for screen, stage and broadcast....
--That Old Black Magic, for Bethlehem Records
Bethlehem Records
Bethlehem Records was a record label based in New York and Hollywood founded by Gus Wildi in 1953. It was bought by King Records in the early 1960s....
, now available on CD. Among other films, she appeared as a Flora Dora girl in The Girl In The Red Velvet Swing (1955) and as Elizabeth Wilson, a visitor to the houseboat, in Houseboat
Houseboat (film)
Houseboat is a 1958 romantic comedy film starring Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Martha Hyer, Paul Petersen, Charles Herbert and Mimi Gibson. The movie was directed by Melville Shavelson, who also directed the original 1968 version of Yours, Mine and Ours....
(1958). She was on the TV show Take A Good Look with Ernie Kovacs
Ernie Kovacs
Ernie Kovacs was a Hungarian American comedian and actor.Kovacs' uninhibited, often ad-libbed, and visually experimental comedic style came to influence numerous television comedy programs for years after his death in an automobile accident...
.
Connelly moved to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
in the early 1970s and worked as a single act until the mid-1990s, when she, Sarah Tullamore
Sarah Tullamore
Sarah Tullamore is an English-born actress, singer, dancer and voice-over artist who lives in Paris, France.-Biography:Tullamore was born in Carshalton, a suburb of the London Borough of Sutton, England and grew up in Banstead....
and Wendy Taylor formed a trio called The Jazzberries. The Jazzberries played extensively in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and throughout Europe until they disbanded in 2000.
Sources
- [ AllMusic Guide: New Christy Minstrels]
- Bethlehem Records Discography: 1956
- IMDb Profile: Peggy Connelly
- Obituary: Peggy Lou Connelly Star-Telegram. July 1, 2007. Accessed July 9, 2007.