Marion Marlowe (born Marion Townsend; March , â€" March , ) was an
American singer and actress. She is best known for her recordings of
"The Man in the Raincoat" and "Heartbeat". Marlowe worked with Frank
Parker ("Moonlight and Roses") and was married to the television
producer Larry Puck.Marlowe was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and her
father died several years later. At that point Marlowe and her mother
(a ballerina who had danced with the Metropolitan Opera) moved in with
her grandparents. Her initial public performance came at age when she
sang Ave Maria at the Moolah Temple in St. Louis. She had her own
quarter-hour weekly radio program from age until she was .According
to Richard Lamparksi's book Whatever Became of...?, Marlowe began
taking vocal lessons when she was years old and studied at London's
Royal Conservatory under Sir Thomas Beecham. Later, she roomed with
Marilyn Monroe at Hollywood's Studio Club while being coached by
Sigmund Romberg.Marlowe is best known for her performances on the
television variety series Arthur Godfrey and His Friends from to , in
which she sang duets with Frank Parker as the "Jeanette MacDonald and
Nelson Eddy of the s."
American singer and actress. She is best known for her recordings of
"The Man in the Raincoat" and "Heartbeat". Marlowe worked with Frank
Parker ("Moonlight and Roses") and was married to the television
producer Larry Puck.Marlowe was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and her
father died several years later. At that point Marlowe and her mother
(a ballerina who had danced with the Metropolitan Opera) moved in with
her grandparents. Her initial public performance came at age when she
sang Ave Maria at the Moolah Temple in St. Louis. She had her own
quarter-hour weekly radio program from age until she was .According
to Richard Lamparksi's book Whatever Became of...?, Marlowe began
taking vocal lessons when she was years old and studied at London's
Royal Conservatory under Sir Thomas Beecham. Later, she roomed with
Marilyn Monroe at Hollywood's Studio Club while being coached by
Sigmund Romberg.Marlowe is best known for her performances on the
television variety series Arthur Godfrey and His Friends from to , in
which she sang duets with Frank Parker as the "Jeanette MacDonald and
Nelson Eddy of the s."
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