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Keller, Jeanette, 1924-2014

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Dates

  • Existence: 1924 - 2014

Biographical History

Jeanette Keller (1924-2014) was a singer and lyricist.

Jeanette ("Jan") Keller was born June 25, 1924. She wrote for the soap opera "the Secret Storm." During the mid-1940s, she was a lead in the play "The Drunkard," the longest-running stage show in Los Angeles. She also wrote the lyrics for "My Rumble Seat Gal" for the Dick Van Dyke movie "The Runner Stumbles." She was married to Oscar-award winning composer Ernest Gold from 1975 until his passing in 1999. Jeanette Gold passed away on September 9, 2014 in Glendale, California.

Citation:
Gold, Ernest. The runner stumbles, 1979:label (Jeanette Keller; lyricist)

The Los Angeles times, September 22, 2014:page AA5 (Gold, Jeanette (Keller); Jan Gold; born June 25, 1924; died September 9, 2014, Glendale, CA; widow of composer Ernest Gold; writer for the soap opera The secret storm (1954-1974); actress, singer, lyricist)

OCLC, November 9, 2014(access point: Keller, Jeanette; usage: Jeanette Keller)

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