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Dubbed by Arturo Toscannini "the greatest voice of the 20th century," Mario Lanza was one of America's most successful singers and movie stars in the years immediately following World War II. He first gained cinema fame in the 1949 film The Midnight Kiss, scoring a success with the soundtrack's "Celeste Aida." The Toast of New Orleans followed, launching his first million-selling hit, "Be My Love." In 1951, Lanza starred as his idol in the biopic The Great Caruso, scoring another million-seller with "The Loveliest Night of the Year." The title song of 1952's Because You're Mine earned an Academy Award nomination, and became Lanza's third and final million-selling effort. He passed away in 1959. Wikipedia