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Vaughn Monroe

Vaughn Monroe
  • Name: Vaughn Monroe
  • Birthday: 1911-10-07
  • Also known as: Ol' Leather Tonsils,Leather Lungs
  • Place of birth: Akron, Ohio, USA
  • Popularity: 2.957
Biography: Vaughn Wilton Monroe was an American baritone singer, trumpeter, big band leader, actor, and businessman, who was most popular in the 1940s and 1950s. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for recording and another for radio performance. Monroe formed his first orchestra in Boston in 1940 and became its principal vocalist. He began recording for RCA Victor's subsidiary Bluebird label. That same year, Monroe built The Meadows, a restaurant and nightclub to the west of Boston on Massachusetts Route 9 in Framingham, Massachusetts. After he ceased performing, he continued running the club until his death in 1973. The summer of 1942 brought a 13-week engagement on radio, as... Read More

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Title Release date
Doors: Mr. Mojo Risin' - The Story of L.A. Woman   as  Self (archive footage) 2012-01-24
Vision In The Forest   as  Himself 1957-01-01
Toughest Man in Arizona   as  Matt Landry 1952-10-10
Singing Guns   as  Rhiannon / John Gwyn 1950-02-28
Carnegie Hall   as  Vaughn Monroe 1947-02-28
Meet the People   as  Vaughn Monroe (uncredited) 1944-06-01