Connee Boswell(1907-1976)

Actress
Soundtrack

Singer, songwriter, composer, arranger and actress, Connee Boswell studied with Otto Finck. With her sisters Vet Boswell and Martha Boswell she formed The Boswell Sisters, appearing on records, radio, in theaters and films, but later continuing her career as a single. In World War II she entertained the armed forces and appeared in the Broadway shows "Star Time," "Curtain Time," and "Show Time." Joining ASCAP in 1953, her song compositions include "Putting It On," "I Don't Mind," and "You Ain't Got Nothin'".

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Senior Prom

5.7

Connee Boswell - Singer

1958

Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Connee Boswell, Curly Howard, Louis Jordan, Will Osborne, Phil Regan, Gale Storm, The Three Stooges, and Will Osborne's Orchestra in Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)

Swing Parade of 1946

5.2

Connee Boswell

1946

Moulin Rouge

6.4

Connee Boswell

1934

Boswell Sisters

Short

Connee

1933

Credits

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Actress

Pete Kelly's Blues
7.8
TV Series
- Savannah Brown
- 1959
Senior Prom
5.7
- Connee Boswell - Singer
- 1958
Song of the Birds
7.2
Short
- Singer (voice)
- 1949
Swing Parade of 1946
5.2
- Connee Boswell
- 1946
Syncopation
6.3
- Cafe Singer
- 1942
The Night Before Christmas
7.9
Short
- Vocalist (uncredited)
- 1941
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
6.4
- Polly
- 1941
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
4.7
Short
- Connee Boswell
- 1937
Artist and Models
6.0
- Connee Boswell
- 1937
It's All Yours
6.5
- Singer
- 1937
Holiday Land
5.8
Short
- Singer
- Mother (voice)
- 1934
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
6.3
- Connee Boswell (uncredited)
- 1934
Twenty Million Sweethearts
6.3
- Mrs. Klinger (uncredited)
- 1934
Moulin Rouge
6.4
- Connee Boswell
- 1934
Boswell Sisters
Short
- Connee
- 1933

Soundtrack

The Great Mystical Circus
5.2
- performer: "Blue Moon"
- 2018
Fleming
7.2
TV Mini Series
- performer: "Say It Isn't So" (uncredited)
- 2014
Bunker 6
5.7
- performer: "Look for the Silver Lining"
- 2013
Bill W.
7.9
- performer: "Trav'lin' All Alone"
- 2012
Pennies from Heaven
6.5
- performer: "I'll Never Have to Dream Again" (1932)
- 1981
Pennies from Heaven
8.4
TV Mini Series
- performer: "In the Middle of a Kiss" (uncredited)
- 1978
Pete Kelly's Blues
7.8
TV Series
- performer: "Papa Don't Go Out Tonight" (uncredited)
- 1959
Senior Prom
5.7
- performer: "When the Saints Go Marching In"
- 1958
Swing Parade of 1946
5.2
- performer: "Stormy Weather"
- 1946
Syncopation
6.3
- performer: "Under a Falling Star"
- 1942
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
6.4
- performer: "Sand in My Shoes"
- 1941
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
4.7
Short
- performer: "I Can't Give You Anything but Love", "There's Always a Happy Ending"
- 1937
Artist and Models
6.0
- performer: "Whispers in the Dark"
- 1937
It's All Yours
6.5
- performer: "If They Gave Me a Million", "Don't Let Mammy Go"
- 1937
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #1
6.5
Short
- performer: "Louisiana Waddle" (uncredited)
- 1932

Personal details

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Alternative name
- The Boswell Sisters
Height
- 4′ 11″ (1.50 m)
Born
- December 3, 1907
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Died
- October 11, 1976
- New York City, New York, USA(stomach cancer)
Spouse
- Harry Leedy1935 - 1975 (his death)
Other works
Single: "Passing By" / "After You Get What You Want" (Apollo Records)
Publicity listings
- 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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Trivia
Her polio-weakened wrist and hand forced her to change the spelling of her name from "Connie" to "Connee." During autograph sessions, the repeated dotting of the "i" caused severe pain and cramping.