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Nan Wynn (née Masha Vatz; [3] May 8, 1915 – March 21, 1971) was an American big-band singer, and Broadway and film actress. She sang and recorded throughout the 1930s and 1940s with the Emery Deutsch, Rudy Vallee , Eddie Duchin , Richard Himber , Hal Kemp , Hudson-DeLange, Raymond Scott , Teddy Wilson and Freddie Rich orchestras.
Mar 30, 1971 · Nan Wynn, a popular night club, stage and screen Anger of the nineteen‐forties, in pri vate life the widow of John Small of York, Pa., died March 21 at her home in Santa Monica, Calif. Her age...
Nan Wynn. Birth. 8 May 1918. Johnston, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA. Death. 21 Mar 1971 (aged 52) Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Burial. Burial Details Unknown Add to Map.
- May 8, 1918
Aug 21, 2024 · Wynn died of cancer in 1971, in Santa Monica, California, aged 55. Take a look at these beautiful photos to see portrait of Nan Wynn in the 1930s and 1940s.
- Band Years
- ActIng Years
- Later Years
In early 1937, Wynn became vocalist for the Hudson-DeLange Orchestra, with whom she made her first recordings. She soon began to attract attention, and by January 1938 she had left Hudson-DeLange for CBS radio, where she appeared regularly with her own fifteen-minute sustainer and on other programs, including Musical Gazette....
After leaving Scott, Wynn remained in Chicago, opening on September 26 in the swank Pump Room of the Hotel Ambassador. Billy Strayhorn provided arrangements. Her ultimate goal, however, was to make the switch to motion pictures, and to that effect she studied dramatics during the fall. Moving to Hollywood, her hard work paid ...
In early 1949, Wynn was diagnosed with throat cancer. The subsequent operation to remove the tumor damaged her voice, and she retired from show business. She and Wolfe divorced in 1952. Wynn worked hard to regain her singing voice, and in 1955 she attempted a comeback, recording for RCA Victor. Her voice was different, and Vict...
- May 8, 1918
- March 23, 1971
Nan Wynn, born Marsha Vatz was an American big-band singer, and and film actress.
Nan Wynn was an American big-band singer, and Broadway and film actress. She sang and recorded throughout the 1930s and 1940s with the Emery Deutsch, Rudy Vallee, Eddie Duchin, Richard Himber, Hal Kemp, Hudson-DeLange, Raymond Scott, Teddy Wilson and Freddie Rich orchestras.