American singer (1919–1973).
Born August 11th, 1920 in Chicago.
Died May 2nd, 1973 at 52 years old in Encino.
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel