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Ella Logan was a Glasgow, Scotland-born actress and singer, who achieved moderate fame on Broadway in the United States. For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation) George Square and Glasgows City Chambers Glasgow is Scotlands largest city, located on the River Clyde in West Central Scotland. ...
Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ...
She was born Annabella Armour-Allan on March 6, 1913 in Glasgow, where she was raised and educated. March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ...
1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ...
She began her career as a singer at a young age, and eventually emigrated to the US, where she debuted the role of Sharon McLonergan in the original production of Finian's Rainbow, singing the show's most famous song, How Are Things in Glocca Morra?. Petula Clark in the 1968 Warner Brothers film version Finians Rainbow, with music by Burton Lane and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg, opened on Broadway in 1947, with Ella Logan and David Wayne in the lead roles. ...
How Are Things in Glocca Morra? is a popular song. ...
She appeared on The Ed Wynn Show and The Colgate Comedy Hour, as well as in several movies in the 1930s and 1940s. The Colgate Comedy Hour was a musical variety television show which ran from November 1950 to December 1956. ...
She was married to Fred Finkelhoffe, a playwright and producer, from 1942 until the marriage dissolved in either 1954 or 1956. They had no children. Her niece is the actress/chanteuse Annie Ross. Template:Unsourced A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is someone who writes dramatic literature or drama. ...
Chanson (French for song) refers to any song with French words, but more specifically classic, lyric-driven French songs, European songs in the cabaret style, or a diverse range of songs interpreted in this style. ...
Annie Ross (born 25 July 1930) is a jazz singer. ...
Ella Logan died of cancer on May 1, 1969 in Burlingame, California, aged 56. Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis. ...
May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ...
1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...
Burlingame Library Burlingame is a city located in San Mateo County, California. ...
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