Lina Romay (singer)
Lina Romay | |
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| Born | January 16, 1919 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 17, 2010 (aged 91) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, dancer, singer |
| Years active | 1942–1980 |
| Spouse | Jay Gould III |
Maria Elena "Lina" Romay (January 16, 1919 – December 17, 2010) was a Mexican-American actress and singer. She was born in 1919 in Brooklyn, N.Y., the daughter of Porfirio Romay, then-attache to the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles.[1] She appeared in both photoreal and live-action form in the Droopy cartoon "Senor Droopy" (1949).
She performed for a time with Xavier Cugat[2] before eventually retiring. She was the third wife of Jay Gould III (son of Jay Gould II), whom she married on 30 June, 1953. She died, at age 91, on December 17, 2010, from natural causes at a hospital in Pasadena, California, U.S.[3][4][5]
Selected Filmography
- The Red Skelton Hour (TV Series)
- episode: Cookie in Cuba II (1957) ... Carmen
- episode: Cookie in Cuba (1957) ... Carmen
- The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV Series)
- episode: The Duenna (1957) ... Carmelita
- The Man Behind the Gun 1953 ... Chona Degnon
- The Lady Takes a Sailor 1949 ... Racquel Riviera
- The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue (TV Series) ... regular (1949-52)
- The Big Wheel 1949 ... Dolores Raymond
- Señor Droopy (Short) 1949 ... as herself
- Joe Palooka in the Big Fight 1949 ... Maxine
- Cheyenne Cowboy (Short) 1949 ... Kate Harmon
- Six-Gun Music (Short) 1949 ... Judy
- Embraceable You 1948 ... Libby Dennis
- This Time for Keeps 1947 ... with Cugat orchestra (uncredited)
- Honeymoon 1947 ... Raquel Mendoza
- Love Laughs at Andy Hardy 1946 ... Isobel Gonzales
- Adventure 1945 ... Maria
- Week-End at the Waldorf 1945 ... Juanita
- Bathing Beauty 1945 ... as herself
- Two Girls and a Sailor 1944
- The Heat's On 1943 ... Lina (uncredited)
- Stage Door Canteen 1943 ... Cugat orchestra singer (uncredited)
- Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Short) 1942 ... Lina Romay
- You Were Never Lovelier 1942 ... Cugat band singer (uncredited)
References
- ^ Lina Romay fanpage
- ^ "Xavier Cugat" in The Big Band Almamac, Da Capo Press, 1978, p. 90
- ^ Yahoo! notice of Lina Romay's death
- ^ Los Angeles Times obituary notice. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ New York Times obituary notice. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
