Fran Warren

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Film & TV

Bronx, New York, USA

Frances Wolff, known professionally as Fran Warren, was an American singer. She was born into a Jewish family in the New York City borough of the Bronx. After some time in a chorus line at the Roxy Theater, she joined Art Mooney's big band and worked with Billy Eckstine, who gave her the name "Fran Warren". She spent almost two years with the Charlie Barnet band before achieving some recognition…

Known for

• To Be Frank: Sinatra at 100 — Self2015
• Toys Are Not for Children — Edna Godard1972
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self1962
• Be Our Guest1960
• Tonight Starring Jack Paar — Self1957
• Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd — Lady Jane1952
• The Colgate Comedy Hour — Self1950
• Cavalcade of Bands1950
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self1948

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Listeners

2,377

Total plays

11,311

Fran Warren (March 4, 1926 - March 4, 2013) was an American popular singer. She was born as Frances Wolfe to a Jewish family in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City. After some time on a chorus line at New York's Roxy Theater, she auditioned with the big band of Duke Ellington at age 16; though she never made it onto Ellington's band, she soon became a singer with bands led by Randy Brooks, Art Mooney, Billy Eckstine, Charlie Barnet, and Claude Thornhill. <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi

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Music

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Fran

Family name

Warren

Gender

female

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

The Bronx

Place of death

Brookfield

Occupation

jazz musician

Languages spoken

English language

Native language

English language

Genre

jazz

Instrument

voice

Record label

Columbia Records

Image

Fran Warren 1947 (Gottlieb 16111) - crop.jpg

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