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[just bee]

[Shanus]

Not sure why, since I should be old enough to remember her, but don't recall Peggy Lee. Will look up her songs and maybe videos.

[Oznell]

Good question, @bikerbabe .  Her life was made to be dramatized.   I can think of a few whose temperament and 'aura' might make them good candidates--  Amanda Seyfried, for one.  Apparently, she does sing, which I didn't know before.   Carey Mulligan is a Brit, and probably a non-singer, but I always think she can play anything, ha.  It would be fun to see a chameleon like her tackle it...

@deepwaterdotter 's suggestion of Gwen Stefani has to be the best!

Wow, @on the bay ,  fascinating Longfellow info, thanks so much for sharing that.  What he must have gone through....

You found great pictures spanning her life and career, @just bee --  thanks for posting!

[Oznell]

Great, @Shanus .  Don't miss out on the youtube Sinatra duet, "Nice Work if You Can Get It".   Such chemistry and artistry at work...

[Judaline]

I liked The Folks Who Live on the Hill by her. Ella Fitz as we always called her is one of my top favorite singers.

[vermint]

@Oznell Thanks for this post...my parents listened to this music, so I grew up with it and love it! "Fever" is the iconic Peggy Lee song for me, but I just listened to her duet with Frank Sinatra. Wow! What chemistry they had!

[just bee]

@Oznell 

@bikerbabe 

Apparently, Todd Haynes was to direct Michelle Williams in a biopic called Fever.  The project was scrapped but there was some interest in revisiting it.

This project has been in the works for a decade (Reese Witherspoon was the original choice for Peggy); however, financing fell through.

The interest remains, but the funding does not.

I say we start passing the hat.

[on the bay]

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@Judaline wrote:

I liked The Folks Who Live on the Hill by her. Ella Fitz as we always called her is one of my top favorite singers.

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@Judaline,

Always one ofmy favorites and my mother's too!

[on the bay]

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@vermint wrote:

@Oznell Thanks for this post...my parents listened to this music, so I grew up with it and love it! "Fever" is the iconic Peggy Lee song for me, but I just listened to her duet with Frank Sinatra. Wow! What chemistry they had!

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I just listened to it too @vermint.

So magic together and Frank-what a voice! I wonder if my father listened to this duet. He loved Frank Sinatra. He reminded me of him. My son sings his songs sometimes too

Thanks for mentioning this great duet @Oznell!

[blueroses47]

I remember Peggy Lee very well.  I remember my father really liked her, she was of his generation.

A few years ago, I came across a video on Youtube of a long, long interview with a woman who was Peggy's live in cook for a couple of years.  She had some sweet and interesting things to tell about her time as Peggy's cook.  I don't know if it's stil on youtube to view, but it would be worth trying to find.

One thing I remember is that Peggy Lee always had one Christmas tree decorated with balloons, instead of fancy ornaments, to remind her of her poorer days, when she had decorated a tree that way.

The cook also told the story of how Peggy was making handmade gifts for friends one year, something like an ornate gift trinket box, or something like that.  The cook said how one in particular she thought was very beautiful. To her surprise, that was the one intended for her.

It sounded like Peggy was a good and kind employer.