The cover of Lane's 1958 album Be Mine Tonight.

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Born Abigail Francine Lassman to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, Lane began her career as a child actor on radio, and from there she progressed to singing and dancing parts on Broadway. Quickly establishing herself as a "femme fatale", Lane found popularity in Italian films but was often criticised for her flagrantly sexual persona. The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... The term child actor is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion the latter is also called a former child actor. ... Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... This article is in need of attention. ... This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, tone, style, and voice). ...

Married to Xavier Cugat from 1952 until their divorce in 1964, Lane achieved her greatest success as a nightclub singer, and was described in a 1963 magazine article as "the swingingest sexpot in showbusiness". Cugat's influence was seen in her music which favoured Latin and Rhumba styles. The most successful of her records was a 1958 album collaboration with Tito Puente titled "Be Mine Tonight". Xavier Cugat (1 January 1900 - 27 October 1990) was a Catalan-Cuban bandleader who many consider to have had more to do with the infusion of Latin music into United States popular music than any other musician. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a [[leap year starting on Tueday] (link will take you to calendar). ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Latin American music, or the music of Latin America, is sometimes called Latin music. ... Rumba is both a family of music rhythms and a dance style that originated in Africa and traveled via the slave trade to Cuba and the New World. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tito Puente Tito Puente (April 20, 1923 – May 31, 2000) was an influential Latin jazz and mambo musician. ...

She attracted attention for her suggestive comments such as "Jayne Mansfield may turn boys into men, but I take them from there", and also commented that she was considered "too sexy in Italy". Her costume for an appearance on the Jackie Gleason Show was considered too revealing and she was instructed to wear something else, however she appeared on the shows of Red Skelton, Dean Martin and Jack Benny without attracting controversy. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Jackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows in a staged publicity shot for The Honeymooners. ... When the stork bought you, Clem, I shoulda shot him on sight! Red Skelton. ... Dean Martin at a St. ... Jack Benny Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky, February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974), an American comedian, vaudeville performer, and radio, television, and film actor, was arguably the biggest star in classic American radio and was also a major television attraction. ...

In addition to her Italian films, Lane was a frequent performer on the television show Toast of the Town during the 1950s. She also played guest roles in such series as The Flying Nun, The Brady Bunch, Hart to Hart and Vega$. The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television variety show that ran from June 20, 1948, to June 6, 1971, and was hosted by Ed Sullivan. ... The Flying Nun was a sitcom produced by the ABC from 1967 until 1970. ... The Brady Bunch was a U.S. television situation comedy, based around a large blended family. ... Stefanie Powers& Robert Wagner Hart to Hart was a television program starring Robert Wagner as Jonathan Hart and Stefanie Powers as his wife Jennifer Hart. ... Vega$ (not to be confused with the current NBC primetime series Las Vegas) was a show that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981. ...

She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to television, at 6381 Hollywood Boulevard. An example of a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, for the film actress Carole Lombard. ...

External links

• Abbe Lane at the Internet Movie Database
• Java's Bachelor Pad – Abbe Lane - Femme Fatale
• Adam magazine article "The Swingingest Sexpot in Showbusiness" by Frank Thistle, 1963.