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Mel Tormé

American recording artist (1925–1999)

Details

Instance of: human
Born: 13 September 1925
Died: 5 June 1999
Place of birth: Chicago
Place of death: Los Angeles
Sex or gender: male
Given name: Melvin, Howard
Family name: Tormé
Spouse: Janette Scott
Genre: traditional pop
Occupation: actor, singer, composer, novelist, songwriter, autobiographer, jazz musician, television actor, writer, recording artist, musician
Citizenship: United States
Native language: English
Religion: Judaism
Awards: Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
birth name: Melvin Howard Tormé
cause of death: stroke
discography: Mel Tormé discography
educated at: Los Angeles High School, Hyde Park Academy High School
hair color: grey hair
instrument: voice, drum kit, piano
languages spoken, written or signed: English
manner of death: natural causes
member of: The Mel-Tones
member of ethnic group: Russian Jews
name in native language: Mel Tormé
nickname: The Velvet Fog
place of burial: Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
pseudonym: Wesley Butler Wyatt
record label: Decca, Atlantic Records, Capitol Records, Columbia Records, Concord Records, Musicraft Records, Bethlehem Records, Philips Records
start of work period: 1929
voice type: tenor
writing language: English