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Eydie Gormé
Actor, Additional Credits
Born August 16, 1928Died August 10, 2013 (84 years)
Eydie Gormé (born Edith Garmezano) was an American singer who had hits on the pop and Latin pop charts. She sang solo and with her husband, Steve Lawrence, on albums, television, Broadway, and in Las Vegas. Gormé signed as a solo act with Coral Records in 1952 and released her first single, "That Night of Heaven". She was hired by The Tonight Show in its early days with Steve Allen and formed a duo with another one of its staff singers, Steve Lawrence. As The Tonight Show was beginning to broadcast across the country in 1954, the duo released their first single, "Make Yourself Comfortable/I've Gotta Crow".
In 1957 Gormé and Lawrence were married, and several months later they hosted Steve Allen Presents the Steve Lawrence-Eydie Gormé Show after Allen retired from The Tonight Show.
Steve and Eydie moved on to Broadway, starring in the musical Golden Rainbow based on the play A Hole in the Head. "How Could I Be So Wrong" by Gormé, which was performed in the musical, was a hit on the Easy Listening chart. The musical had a successful one year run.
Steve and Eydie performed a tribute to George Gershwin on a their television special Our Love Is Here to Stay, which won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Music or Comedy Special. Two years later they sang on Steve and Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin and again won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Music or Comedy Special.
In 1957 Gormé and Lawrence were married, and several months later they hosted Steve Allen Presents the Steve Lawrence-Eydie Gormé Show after Allen retired from The Tonight Show.
Steve and Eydie moved on to Broadway, starring in the musical Golden Rainbow based on the play A Hole in the Head. "How Could I Be So Wrong" by Gormé, which was performed in the musical, was a hit on the Easy Listening chart. The musical had a successful one year run.
Steve and Eydie performed a tribute to George Gershwin on a their television special Our Love Is Here to Stay, which won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Music or Comedy Special. Two years later they sang on Steve and Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin and again won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Music or Comedy Special.
Filmography
| 2023 | |
| 2014 | The 56th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Pop Singer (in Memoriam) |
| 2014 | 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 2013 | The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self (in Memoriam) |
| 2001 | Ocean's Eleven · as Eydie Gormé |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Sinatra: 80 Years My Way · as Self |
| 1993 | The Nanny (TV Series) · as Eydie Gormé |
| 1993 | The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood · as Self |
| 1985 | All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan · as Self |
| 1984 | TV's Funniest Game Show Moments · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1972 | The Julie Andrews Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | The Music Scene (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1969 | This is Tom Jones (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy (TV Series) · as Eydie Gormé |
| 1968 | The 22nd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Kraft Music Hall (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Personality (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1966 | The Jackie Gleason Show (1966) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1966 | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1963 | The Jimmy Dean Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Match Game (TV Series) · as Self - Team Captain |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | Password (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Contestant |
| 1961 | The DuPont Show of the Week (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1960 | Here's Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Juke Box Jury (TV Series) · as Self - Panellist |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone Hour (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1958 | The All-Star Christmas Show · as Self |
| 1958 | Garry Moore Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1957 | The Frank Sinatra Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1957 | The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1953 | Tonight! (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1953 | Person to Person (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | I've Got a Secret (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Star |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1948 | The Perry Como Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |