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Mel Tormé
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American recording artist (1925–1999)
OverviewAI-generated
Mel Tormé was born on 13 September 1925 and died on 5 June 1999. He began his work in 1929 and, at times, worked under the pseudonym Wesley Butler Wyatt. His music has been catalogued under the genres jazz, swing, vocal jazz, and jazz vocal, with tagging that lists him among male vocalists. He is recognised in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Film & TV
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known for
- Legendary Christmas Entertainers — Self2005
- Judy Garland Duets — Self (archive footage)2005
- Parkinson — Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage)2004
- Hugh Hefner: American Playboy — Self2003
- Sliders — Mel Tormé1995
- Dave's World — Mel Tormé1993
- Bugs Bunny's Creature Features — Daffy Duck (singing voice)1992
- A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out — Mel Tormé1992
- The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear — Mel Tormé1991
- Frank Sinatra: The Voice of Our Time1990
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Melvin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Janette Scott
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Hair colour
- grey hair
- Genre
- traditional pop
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Philips Records
- Official website
- www.meltorme.com
- Image
- Mel Tormé (1979).jpg
- Voice type
- tenor
Show 13 more facts
- cause of death
- stroke
- place of burial
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1925-09-13
- date of death
- 1999-06-05
- Commons category
- Mel Tormé
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Melvin Howard Tormé
- nickname
- The Velvet Fog
- name in native language
- Mel Tormé
- ethnic group
- Russian Jews
- start of work period
- 1929-00-00
- pseudonym
- Wesley Butler Wyatt
- writing language
- English language
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