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Sophie Tucker (born Sofia Kalish; January 13, 1886 [3] [4] – February 9, 1966) was a Ukrainian-American singer, comedian, actress, and radio personality. Known for her powerful delivery of comical and risqué songs, she was one of the most popular entertainers in the U.S. during the first half of the 20th century.
What's My Line? is a panel game show that originally ran in the United States, between 1950 and 1967, on CBS, originally in black and white and later in color, with subsequent U.S. revivals. The game uses celebrity panelists to question contestants in order to determine their occupation.
John Charles Patrick Croghan Daly [1] [2] (February 20, 1914 – February 24, 1991) [3] was an American journalist, host, CBS radio and television personality, ABC News executive, TV anchor, and game show host, best known for his work on the CBS panel game show What's My Line?
The song became the signature tune of Sophie Tucker, who also first sang it in 1919. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Among later recordings of the song are those by Fats Waller (1939), Cass Daley (1949), Frank Sinatra and Shelley Winters in the film Meet Danny Wilson (1952), Teresa Brewer (1955), Brenda Lee (1959), Nancy Wilson (1962), Alberta Hunter (1980), and ...
Shelton Brooks and "Some of These Days" was brought to Sophie Tucker's attention in 1910 by her maid, who insisted she meet Brooks and hear the song. [1] Tucker instantly recognized its hit potential, performed and recorded many versions throughout the years, and eventually it became her signature song—including landing movie appearances to perform it.
Electro-poppers Sofi Tukker's third studio album, “BREAD,” is an acronym for “Be Really Energetic and Dance,” a mantra that the Grammy-nominated American duo of Sophie Hawley-Weld and ...
Sofi Tukker is the duo of Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern. Sophie Hawley-Weld was born in Frankfurt, [5] Germany, but grew up in rural Canada [6] and Atlanta. [7] She then attended United World College of the Adriatic, a UWC in Duino, Italy.
The finale of the film takes place on a giant set upon which neon signs are visible showing the names of famous stage and screen stars. During Sophie Tucker's final number, all of the signs in the background actually change to read "Sophie Tucker" in tribute to her.