- Geboren am
- Verstorben5. Juni 1999 · Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA (Schlaganfall)
- GeburtsnameMelvin Howard Torme
- Spitznamen
- The Kid With the Gauze In His Jaws
- The Velvet Fog
- Mr. Butterscotch
- The Blue Fox
- Mel Tormé wurde am 13 September 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, USA geboren. Er war Schauspieler und Komponist, bekannt für Gangster Squad (2013), Dick Tracy (1990) und Der Gigant aus dem All (1999). Er war mit Ali Severson, Janette Scott, Phyllis Arlene Miles und Candy Toxton verheiratet. Er starb am 5 Juni 1999 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- EhepartnerAli Severson(30. Oktober 1984 - 5. Juni 1999) (er verstorben)Janette Scott(20. Mai 1966 - 26. Mai 1977) (geschieden, 2 Kinder)Phyllis Arlene Miles(31. Oktober 1956 - 9. November 1965) (geschieden, 1 Kind)Candy Toxton(11. Februar 1949 - 15. Februar 1956) (geschieden, 2 Kinder)
- KinderSteve March-Tormé
- Scat singing
- Bow tie
- Composed the music and words to "The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts roasting on an open fire") with songwriting partner Robert Wells (Bob Wells).
- Is often referred to by Harry Anderson's character "Judge Harry Stone" in the NBC TV series Harrys wundersames Strafgericht (1984). Anderson--both as "Judge Stone' and in real life--is a big fan of Torme.
- He was drafted into the army in 1944, but soon after when he went on bivouac, cuts were discovered in the soles of his feet and it was determined that he was so flat-footed he should never have been drafted in the first place. He was sent home from the army in 1945.
- Nicknamed The Velvet Fog, a nickname he was not particularly fond of.
- He had a massive personal collection of 16mm movies from the golden age of Hollywood. He enjoyed threading his movie projector and showing his collection of films to family and friends in his home. His movie collection, which consisted of hundreds of films, was totally destroyed in a fire which totally destroyed his home.
- One of the joys of a jazz singer is to try to keep a dimension of constant improvisation in relation to what he sings. But--and it's a big but--only if you never lose sight of the original musical value which the composer put in it. And above all, if you don't sacrifice the most important element of a popular song: the words.
- I have to confess that my way of singing is very much affected by my private life, or by anything that touches me personally. I am a man, not a machine.
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