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Peggy Lee

Peggy Lee was an American actress, singer, songwriter, jazz musician and radio personality (1920–2002). She was born at Jamestown and died at Los Angeles.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Norma Deloris Egstrom.

Also worked under the name Peggy Lee and Susan Melton.

Born at Jamestown in 1920, died at Los Angeles in 2002.

Identity and origins

Peggy Lee was recorded at birth as Norma Deloris Egstrom. She also worked under the names Peggy Lee and Susan Melton. Her recorded language was English.

She married Dewey Martin, Dave Barbour and Brad Dexter.

Recognition and collections

Peggy Lee received Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Catalogued works

16 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1933 to 1983. The first 12 are listed here.

Johnny Guitar. Lady and the Tramp. The Siamese Cat Song. Majesty. Your Royal Provision. Supernatural Fitness. Warfare the Weight! Anne's First Love. Royal Authority. Miss Peggy Lee. Walt Disney's Lady and the Tramp Vocal Selections. We're Just People.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Lee, Peggy, Oxford Music Online, 2013. Lee, Peggy, Oxford Music Online, 2001. Capitol Hits and The Peggy Lee Show, Peggy Lee, 2020. Lee, Peggy (jazz), Oxford Music Online, 2003. Lee, Peggy (1920-2002), jazz and pop singer, songwriter, and actress, American National Biography Online, 2013.

In detail

the recorded working language is English.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are pop music and jazz.

Membership is recorded of Paul Weston and his Orchestra.

Distinctions recorded are Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Chronology

  1. 1920Peggy Lee born at Jamestown.
  2. 2002Peggy Lee died at Los Angeles.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Peggy Lee”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    Consult the source

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q229139: Peggy Lee

    Consult the source

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