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Olga San Juan (March 16, 1927 – January 3, 2009) was an American actress and comedian. Born in Brooklyn, she began her brief film career with Paramount Pictures after being scouted at Copacabana. She performed in several Hollywood musicals in the 1940s and on Broadway in Paint Your Wagon (1951).
Olga San Juan. Actress: Are You with It?. She possessed the same tiny frame and fervid temperament as Brazilian Carmen Miranda and, for most her career, Puerto Rican singer/dancer Olga San Juan, like Miranda, was a welcome distraction by American audiences.
March 16, 1927 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Died. January 3, 2009 · Burbank, California, USA (kidney failure) Birth name. Olga Mercedes San Juan. Nickname. "The Puerto Rican Pepper Pot" Height. 5′ 2″ (1.57 m) Mini Bio.
Jan 7, 2009 · Jan 6, 2009 6:13pm PT. Olga San Juan dies at 81. Actress, singer, comic starred opposite Astaire. By Variety Staff. Actress, singer, dancer and comic Olga San Juan died Jan. 4 after a...
Jan 9, 2009 · Jan. 9, 2009 12 AM PT. Associated Press. Olga San Juan, the actress dubbed the “Puerto Rican Pepperpot” for singing and dancing roles alongside stars that included Bing Crosby and Fred...
Jan 3, 2009 · Olga San Juan, was a Nuyorican (a New York-born Puerto Rican) stage and screen actress, dancer and comedian. After talent scouts spotted her at the Copacabana nightclub in New York City, she signed a contract with Paramount Pictures in 1943.
Feb 20, 2009 · Olga San Juan, actress: born Brooklyn, New York 16 March 1927; married 1946 Edmond O'Brien (one son, two daughters; marriage dissolved 1976); died Burbank, California 3 January 2009.
Jan 3, 2009 · BURBANK, Calif. - Olga San Juan, the actress dubbed the "Puerto Rican Pepperpot" for singing and dancing roles alongside the likes of Bing Crosby, died Saturday. She was 81.
4 days ago · Olga San Juan - Oxford Reference. Overview. Olga San Juan. (1927—2009) Quick Reference. (1927–2009). Stage and film performer. Dubbed the “Puerto Rican Pepper Pot” for her vivacious and spicy personality, the attractive singer–dancer lit up a number of 1940s musicals. San Juan was ...
Jan 7, 2009 · January 7, 2009. Actress Olga San Juan, who played Jennifer Rumson in the 1951 Broadway production of the Alan Jay Lerner-Frederick Loewe musical Paint Your Wagon, died on January 4 in Los...
