Lina Romay (singer)
| Lina Romay | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
January 16, 1919 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Died |
December 17, 2010 (aged 91) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, dancer, singer |
| Years active | 1942–1980 |
| Spouse(s) |
John Lawrence Adams Jay Gould III (1953 - ?) |
Maria Elena "Lina" Romay (January 16, 1919 – December 17, 2010) was a Mexican-American actress and singer. She was born in 1919 in Brooklyn, N.Y., the daughter of Porfirio Romay, then-attache to the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles.[1] She appeared in both photoreal and live-action form in the Droopy cartoon "Senor Droopy" (1949).
Romay performed for a time with Xavier Cugat[2] before eventually retiring. She was featured on Cugat Rumba Revue on NBC radio in the early 1940s.[3] Along with Cugat and his orchestra, she appeared in the film Bathing Beauty (1944).[4]
Prior to singing with Cugat, she had sung with Horace Heidt's orchestra, when she was billed as Josette, a Frenchwoman.[5]
She was married to John Lawrence Adams and later was the third wife of Jay Gould III (son of Jay Gould II), whom she married on 30 June, 1953.[6]
Doña Romay died, at age 91, on December 17, 2010, from natural causes at a hospital in Pasadena, California, U.S.[7][8][9]
Selected Filmography
- The Red Skelton Hour (TV Series)
- episode: Cookie in Cuba II (1957) ... Carmen
- episode: Cookie in Cuba (1957) ... Carmen
- The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV Series)
- episode: The Duenna (1957) ... Carmelita
- The Man Behind the Gun 1953 ... Chona Degnon
- The Lady Takes a Sailor 1949 ... Racquel Riviera
- The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue (TV Series) ... regular (1949-52)
- The Big Wheel 1949 ... Dolores Raymond
- Señor Droopy (Short) 1949 ... as herself
- Joe Palooka in the Big Fight 1949 ... Maxine
- Cheyenne Cowboy (Short) 1949 ... Kate Harmon
- Six-Gun Music (Short) 1949 ... Judy
- Embraceable You 1948 ... Libby Dennis
- This Time for Keeps 1947 ... with Cugat orchestra (uncredited)
- Honeymoon 1947 ... Raquel Mendoza
- Love Laughs at Andy Hardy 1946 ... Isobel Gonzales
- Adventure 1945 ... Maria
- Week-End at the Waldorf 1945 ... Juanita
- Bathing Beauty 1945 ... as herself
- Two Girls and a Sailor 1944
- The Heat's On 1943 ... Lina (uncredited)
- Stage Door Canteen 1943 ... Cugat orchestra singer (uncredited)
- Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Short) 1942 ... Lina Romay
- You Were Never Lovelier 1942 ... Cugat band singer (uncredited)
References
- ↑ Lina Romay fanpage
- ↑ "Xavier Cugat" in The Big Band Almamac, Da Capo Press, 1978, p. 90
- ↑ "(untitled brief)". Belvidere Daily Republican. Illinois, Belvidere. June 9, 1941. p. 5. Retrieved June 26, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Reid, John Howard (2006). More Movie Musicals. Lulu.com. p. 19. ISBN 9781411673427. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ↑ Johnson, Erskine (December 10, 1943). "In Hollywood". Miami Daily News-Record. Oklahoma, Miami. Newspaper Enterprise Association. p. 12. Retrieved June 26, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Gould Heir, Actress Wed". The Indiana Gazette. Pennsylvania, Indiana. Associated Press. July 3, 1952. p. 5.
- ↑ Yahoo! notice of Lina Romay's death
- ↑ Los Angeles Times obituary notice. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ New York Times obituary notice. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
External links
- Lina Romay at the Internet Movie Database
- Lina Romay at the TCM Movie Database
- Los Angeles Times Movie Star Mystery Photo of Lina Romay