Evelyn Dall

Evelyn Dall
Born
Evelyn Mildred Fuss[1]

(1918-01-08)8 January 1918
The Bronx, New York City, United States
Died10 March 2010(2010-03-10) (aged 92)
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Singer

Evelyn Dall (born Evelyn Mildred Fuss; January 8, 1918 – March 10, 2010) was an American singer and actress.[2]

Career

Born in The Bronx, New York City, as Evelyn Mildred Fuss, she took her stage name from the surname of two grandchildren of President Franklin D Roosevelt.[1] Dall began her career in short films and in supporting roles on Broadway. In 1935, she was invited to become the female vocalist for Bert Ambrose and his Orchestra, in the UK, where she remained until 1946. She was known there as Britain's "Original Blonde Bombshell".

In 1946, she returned to the United States where she married and raised a daughter and son. Widowed in 1974, Dall moved to Jupiter, Florida, in 1980, then to Arizona in 2002.

Musical films

Theater musicals

Death

Dall died on March 10, 2010, in Phoenix, Arizona, after an extended illness, aged 92.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Evelyn Dall obituary". The Guardian. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. ^ Obituary London Independent, May 8, 2010.
  3. ^ "Evelyn Dall's official website - notice of death". Archived from the original on 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2010-03-17.


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