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{{Short description|American actress and singer (1920–1993)}}
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| instrument = Vocals
| instrument = Vocals
| Voice type =
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| genre = [[Traditional pop music|Traditional pop]], [[Popular music]], [[jazz]], [[vocal music|vocal]]
| genre = [[Traditional pop]], [[popular music]], [[jazz]], [[vocal music|vocal]]
| occupation = Singer, actress, hostess
| occupation = Singer, actress, hostess
| years_active = 1935–1943, 1951-1980
| years_active = 1935–1943, 1951–1980
| label = [[Decca Records]]
| label = [[Decca Records]], Vik, RCA
|associated_acts = {{flat list|
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* Larry Funk
* Larry Funk
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| spouse = {{marriage| Clifford Smith, Jr|1941|1951}}<br>{{marriage|[[Tom T. Chamales]]|1957|1960|end=died}}<br>{{marriage|[[Frank De Vol]]|1991|1993}}
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'''Helen O'Connell''' (May 23, 1920 &ndash; September 9, 1993) was an [[United States|American]] singer, actress, and hostess,<ref>The Annual Obituary - Louise Mooney Collins, Roland Turner - 1993 Page 693 "HELEN O'CONNELL American Singer Born Lima, Ohio, 23 May 1920 Died San Diego, California, 9 September 1993 A ... O'Connell was also the affable host of the Miss Universe Pageant for nine years, and was the longtime television ... "</ref> described as "the quintessential big band singer of the 1940s".<ref name=ss>{{cite news|title=Helen O'Connell, big band singer, dies at 73|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2022418/obituary/|agency=Standard-Speaker|date=September 10, 1993|page=2|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = March 19, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref>
'''Helen O'Connell''' (May 23, 1920 &ndash; September 9, 1993) was an American singer, actress, and hostess,<ref>The Annual Obituary - Louise Mooney Collins, Roland Turner - 1993 Page 693 "HELEN O'CONNELL American Singer Born Lima, Ohio, 23 May 1920 Died San Diego, California, 9 September 1993 A ... O'Connell was also the affable host of the Miss Universe Pageant for nine years, and was the longtime television ... "</ref> described as "the quintessential big band singer of the 1940s".<ref name=ss>{{cite news|title=Helen O'Connell, big band singer, dies at 73|newspaper=Standard-Speaker |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2022418/obituary/|agency=Standard-Speaker|date=September 10, 1993|page=2|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = March 19, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Born in [[Lima, Ohio]], O'Connell grew up in [[Toledo, Ohio]]. By the time she was 15, she and her older sister, Alice, were singing duets in clubs and hotels and on radio stations in Toledo.<ref name=ps>{{cite news|last1=McManus|first1=Margaret|title=Helen O'Connell Starts New Career|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2022172/oconnell_new_career/|agency=The Post-Standard|date=January 13, 1957|page=75|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = March 19, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref>
Born in [[Lima, Ohio]], O'Connell grew up in [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]], Ohio. By the time she was 15, she and her older sister, Alice, were singing duets in clubs and hotels and on radio stations in Toledo.<ref name=ps>{{cite news|last1=McManus|first1=Margaret|title=Helen O'Connell Starts New Career|newspaper=The Post-Standard |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2022172/oconnell_new_career/|agency=The Post-Standard|date=January 13, 1957|page=75|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = March 19, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
O'Connell launched her career as a big-band singer with Larry Funk and his Band of a Thousand Melodies.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Cusack|first1=Bob|title=Nostalgia Is What It Was|date=2005|publisher=iUniverse|isbn=9780595361793|page=174|url=https://books.google.com/?id=6NbszHgxCnkC&pg=PA174&lpg=PA174&dq=%22Larry+Funk%22+thousand+O%27Connell#v=onepage&q=%22Larry%20Funk%22%20thousand%20O'Connell&f=false|accessdate=20 March 2015}}</ref> She was singing with Funk's band in [[Greenwich Village]] when [[Jimmy Dorsey]]'s manager discovered her.<ref>{{cite news|title=Helen O'Connell Still Identified With Dorsey|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2024795/oconnell_still_identified_with_dorsey/|agency=The Naples Daily News|date=January 20, 1974|page=180|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = March 19, 2015}} {{Open access }}</ref>
O'Connell launched her career as a big-band singer with Larry Funk and his Band of a Thousand Melodies.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Cusack|first1=Bob|title=Nostalgia Is What It Was|date=2005|publisher=iUniverse|isbn=9780595361793|page=174|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6NbszHgxCnkC&q=%22Larry+Funk%22+thousand+O%27Connell&pg=PA174|access-date=20 March 2015}}</ref> She was singing with Funk's band in [[Greenwich Village]] when [[Jimmy Dorsey]]'s manager discovered her.<ref>{{cite news|title=Helen O'Connell Still Identified With Dorsey|newspaper=The Naples Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2024795/oconnell_still_identified_with_dorsey/|agency=The Naples Daily News|date=January 20, 1974|page=180|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = March 19, 2015}} {{Open access }}</ref>


O'Connell joined the Dorsey band in 1939 and achieved her best selling records in the early 1940s with "[[Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)|Green Eyes]]",<ref name=pc2a>{{Pop Chronicles 40s|2|A}}</ref> "[[Amapola (song)|Amapola]]," "[[Tangerine (1941 song)|Tangerine]]" and "[[Yours (Quiéreme Mucho)|Yours]]". In each of these Latin-influenced numbers, [[Bob Eberly]] crooned the song which Helen then reprised in an up-tempo arrangement.<ref name=pc2a/> O'Connell was selected by [[Down Beat]] readers as best female singer in 1940 and 1941 and won the 1940 ''[[Metronome (magazine)|Metronome]]'' magazine poll for best female vocalist. In a 1993 obituary article, the [[Associated Press]] described O'Connell as "the darling of GIs during World War II".<ref name=ss/>
O'Connell joined the Dorsey band in 1939 and achieved her best selling records in the early 1940s with "[[Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)|Green Eyes]]",<ref name=pc2a>{{Pop Chronicles 40s|2|A}}</ref> "[[Amapola (song)|Amapola]]", "[[Tangerine (1941 song)|Tangerine]]" and "[[Yours (Quiéreme Mucho)|Yours]]". In each of these Latin-influenced numbers, [[Bob Eberly]] crooned the song which Helen then reprised in an up-tempo arrangement.<ref name=pc2a/> O'Connell was selected by ''[[DownBeat]]'' readers as best female singer in 1940 and 1941 and won the 1940 ''[[Metronome (magazine)|Metronome]]'' magazine poll for best female vocalist. In a 1993 obituary article, the [[Associated Press]] described O'Connell as "the darling of GIs during World War II".<ref name=ss/>


O'Connell retired from show business upon her first marriage in 1943. When her marriage ended in 1951, she resumed her career, achieving some chart success and making regular appearances on television. In 1953, O'Connell and [[Bob Eberly]] headlined ''TV's Top Tunes'',<ref name=ss/> a summer replacement program for [[Perry Como]]'s [[CBS]] television show. The program also featured [[Ray Anthony]] and his orchestra.<ref name=rtm>{{cite journal|last1=Warren|first1=Jill|title=What's New from Coast to Coast|journal=Radio-TV Mirror|date=July 1953|volume=40|issue=2|page=5|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Radio-Mirror/53/Mirror-1953-Jul.pdf|accessdate=26 November 2014}}</ref> In March 1955 O'Connell visited Australia as a support act on the landmark tour headlined by singer [[Johnnie Ray]], which set a new box office record for Australia that stood until the 1964 visit by [[The Beatles]] (and during which local media also reported that O'Connell was romantically linked with Ray).<ref>"Johnnie Ray Is Frantic", ''The Mirror'', Perth W.A., 26 March 1955</ref> O'Connell also was the featured singer on ''The Russ Morgan Show'' on [[CBS]] TV in 1956.<ref>{{cite news|last1=O'Brian|first1=Jack|title=On The Air|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2018286/russ_morgan_tv_show_review/|agency=The Sandusky Register|date=July 9, 1956|page=2|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = March 18, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref> In 1957, she had her own 15-minute program, ''The Helen O'Connell Show'', twice a week on [[NBC]].<ref name=ss/>
O'Connell retired from show business upon her first marriage in 1943. When her marriage ended in 1951, she resumed her career, achieving some chart success and making regular appearances on television. In 1953, O'Connell and [[Bob Eberly]] headlined ''TV's Top Tunes'',<ref name=ss/> a summer replacement program for [[Perry Como]]'s [[CBS]] television show. The program also featured [[Ray Anthony]] and his orchestra.<ref name=rtm>{{cite journal|last1=Warren|first1=Jill|title=What's New from Coast to Coast|journal=Radio-TV Mirror|date=July 1953|volume=40|issue=2|page=5|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Radio-Mirror/53/Mirror-1953-Jul.pdf|access-date=26 November 2014}}</ref> In March 1955 O'Connell visited Australia as a support act on the landmark tour headlined by singer [[Johnnie Ray]], which set a new box office record for Australia that stood until the 1964 visit by [[The Beatles]] (and during which local media also reported that O'Connell was romantically linked with Ray).<ref>"Johnnie Ray Is Frantic", ''The Mirror'', Perth W.A., 26 March 1955</ref> O'Connell also was the featured singer on ''The Russ Morgan Show'' on [[CBS]] TV in 1956.<ref>{{cite news|last1=O'Brian|first1=Jack|title=On The Air|newspaper=The Sandusky Register |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2018286/russ_morgan_tv_show_review/|agency=The Sandusky Register|date=July 9, 1956|page=2|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = March 18, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref> In 1957, she had her own 15-minute program, ''The Helen O'Connell Show'', twice a week on [[NBC]].<ref name=ss/>


Helen was one of the first "girls" on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]'', commenting at the time, "I wasn't hired as a singer, I was hired as a talker, a pleasant switch."<ref name=ps/> She had that role from 1956 to 1958.<ref name=ss/>
O'Connell was one of the first "girls" on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]'', commenting at the time: "I wasn't hired as a singer, I was hired as a talker, a pleasant switch."<ref name=ps/> She had that role from 1956 to 1958.<ref name=ss/>


In 1961, Helen co-hosted the Desilu-NBC program, ''[[Here's Hollywood]]'', conducting interviews with celebrities, often in their own homes. O'Connell co-hosted the [[Miss USA]] and [[Miss Universe]] pageants with [[Bob Barker]] from 1972 to 1980 and was nominated for an [[Emmy award]] in 1976 for her coverage of the Miss Universe pageant. O'Connell sang duets with [[Bing Crosby]], [[Johnny Mercer]], and [[Dean Martin]]. She also [[List of national anthem performers at the Super Bowl|sang the National Anthem]] for [[Super Bowl XV]] in 1981. O'Connell's 1942 recording of [[Aquarela do Brasil|Brazil]] with the [[Jimmy Dorsey]] Orchestra was a 2009 addition to the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]].
In 1961, she co-hosted the Desilu-NBC program ''[[Here's Hollywood]]'', conducting interviews with celebrities, often in their own homes. O'Connell co-hosted the [[Miss USA]] and [[Miss Universe]] pageants with [[Bob Barker]] from 1972 to 1980 and was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] in 1976 for her coverage of the Miss Universe pageant. O'Connell sang duets with [[Bing Crosby]], [[Johnny Mercer]], and [[Dean Martin]]. She also [[List of national anthem performers at the Super Bowl|sang the National Anthem]] for [[Super Bowl XV]] in 1981. O'Connell's 1942 recording of "[[Aquarela do Brasil|Brazil]]" with the [[Jimmy Dorsey]] Orchestra was a 2009 addition to the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]].


In 1992, Helen was featured{{when|date=February 2016}} along with [[The Andrews Sisters]] and [[Kay Starr]] in the KCET special, "Those Fabulous 40s".{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}
In 1992, O'Connell was featured along with [[The Andrews Sisters]] and [[Kay Starr]] in the KCET special ''Those Fabulous 40s''.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Susan King |title=Taking a Sentimental Journey |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-08-tv-5824-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=4 August 2024 |date=March 8, 1992}}</ref> Her final performance was at the Valley Forge Music Festival in [[Valley Forge, Pennsylvania]], on August 14, 1993.<ref name="Variety"/>


== Personal life and death ==
== Personal life and death ==
O'Connell was married to wealthy playboy Clifford Smith, Jr., from 1941 to 1951 and novelist [[Tom T. Chamales]] from 1957 to 1960<ref name=ss/> and had four children. The decade-long union was ending with divorce proceedings when Smith, 35, was killed in a house fire on March 20, 1960. Her last marriage was at age 81 in 1991, to arranger-conductor-composer [[Frank De Vol]]. It ended with her death on September 9, 1993, in [[San Diego, California]], following a battle with [[cancer]]. Her funeral was held at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Westwood, California, where she was a member.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-09-10-mn-33468-story.html|title=Helen O'Connell; Popular Vocalist in Big Band Style|date=10 September 1993|publisher=|via=LA Times}}</ref>
O'Connell was married to wealthy playboy Clifford Smith, Jr., from 1941 to 1951, and novelist [[Tom T. Chamales]] from 1957 to 1960,<ref name=ss/> and had four daughters.<ref name="Variety">{{cite journal|title=Obituaries: Helen O'Connell|journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=September 20, 1993|page=42}}</ref> Her last marriage was in 1991, to arranger-conductor-composer [[Frank De Vol]].<ref name="Variety"/> It ended when she died of [[cancer]] on September 9, 1993, in [[San Diego, California]]. Her funeral was held at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Westwood, California, where she was a member.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-09-10-mn-33468-story.html|title=Helen O'Connell; Popular Vocalist in Big Band Style|date=10 September 1993|newspaper=LA Times|first=Burt A. |last=Folkart}}</ref>

On August 8, 1965, the [[Los Angeles Police Department]] found O'Connell unconscious in her car. [[United Press International]] reported: “Police said they found 12 capsule sleeping pills in the car.”<ref>{{cite web |author1=United Press International |title=Vocalist Takes Drug Overdose |url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=TDB19650809-01.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- |website=Hoosier State Chronicles |publisher=The Daily Banner |access-date=4 August 2024 |location=Greencastle, Indiana |page=1 |date=August 9, 1965}}</ref> She was transported to Hollywood Receiving Hospital where her stomach was pumped.<ref>{{cite web |author1=United Press International |title=Vocalist Takes Drug Overdose |url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=TDB19650809-01.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- |website=Hoosier State Chronicles |publisher=The Daily Banner |access-date=4 August 2024 |location=Greencastle, Indiana |page=1 |date=August 9, 1965}}</ref>


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For the urologist, see Helen O'Connell (urologist).

Helen O'Connell
O'Connell c. 1943
O'Connell c. 1943
Background information
Born(1920-05-23)May 23, 1920
Lima, Ohio, U.S.
DiedSeptember 9, 1993(1993-09-09) (aged 73)
San Diego, California, U.S.
GenresTraditional pop, popular music, jazz, vocal
Occupation(s)Singer, actress, hostess
InstrumentVocals
Years active1935–1943, 1951–1980
LabelsDecca Records, Vik, RCA
Spouse(s)
Clifford Smith, Jr
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(m. 1941⁠–⁠1951)​

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(m. 1957; died 1960)​

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(m. 1991⁠–⁠1993)​

Helen O'Connell (May 23, 1920 – September 9, 1993) was an American singer, actress, and hostess,[1] described as "the quintessential big band singer of the 1940s".[2]

Early life

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Born in Lima, Ohio, O'Connell grew up in Toledo, Ohio. By the time she was 15, she and her older sister, Alice, were singing duets in clubs and hotels and on radio stations in Toledo.[3]

Career

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O'Connell launched her career as a big-band singer with Larry Funk and his Band of a Thousand Melodies.[4] She was singing with Funk's band in Greenwich Village when Jimmy Dorsey's manager discovered her.[5]

O'Connell joined the Dorsey band in 1939 and achieved her best selling records in the early 1940s with "Green Eyes",[6] "Amapola", "Tangerine" and "Yours". In each of these Latin-influenced numbers, Bob Eberly crooned the song which Helen then reprised in an up-tempo arrangement.[6] O'Connell was selected by DownBeat readers as best female singer in 1940 and 1941 and won the 1940 Metronome magazine poll for best female vocalist. In a 1993 obituary article, the Associated Press described O'Connell as "the darling of GIs during World War II".[2]

O'Connell retired from show business upon her first marriage in 1943. When her marriage ended in 1951, she resumed her career, achieving some chart success and making regular appearances on television. In 1953, O'Connell and Bob Eberly headlined TV's Top Tunes,[2] a summer replacement program for Perry Como's CBS television show. The program also featured Ray Anthony and his orchestra.[7] In March 1955 O'Connell visited Australia as a support act on the landmark tour headlined by singer Johnnie Ray, which set a new box office record for Australia that stood until the 1964 visit by The Beatles (and during which local media also reported that O'Connell was romantically linked with Ray).[8] O'Connell also was the featured singer on The Russ Morgan Show on CBS TV in 1956.[9] In 1957, she had her own 15-minute program, The Helen O'Connell Show, twice a week on NBC.[2]

O'Connell was one of the first "girls" on NBC's The Today Show, commenting at the time: "I wasn't hired as a singer, I was hired as a talker, a pleasant switch."[3] She had that role from 1956 to 1958.[2]

In 1961, she co-hosted the Desilu-NBC program Here's Hollywood, conducting interviews with celebrities, often in their own homes. O'Connell co-hosted the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants with Bob Barker from 1972 to 1980 and was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1976 for her coverage of the Miss Universe pageant. O'Connell sang duets with Bing Crosby, Johnny Mercer, and Dean Martin. She also sang the National Anthem for Super Bowl XV in 1981. O'Connell's 1942 recording of "Brazil" with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra was a 2009 addition to the Grammy Hall of Fame.

In 1992, O'Connell was featured along with The Andrews Sisters and Kay Starr in the KCET special Those Fabulous 40s.[10] Her final performance was at the Valley Forge Music Festival in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, on August 14, 1993.[11]

Personal life and death

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O'Connell was married to wealthy playboy Clifford Smith, Jr., from 1941 to 1951, and novelist Tom T. Chamales from 1957 to 1960,[2] and had four daughters.[11] Her last marriage was in 1991, to arranger-conductor-composer Frank De Vol.[11] It ended when she died of cancer on September 9, 1993, in San Diego, California. Her funeral was held at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Westwood, California, where she was a member.[12]

On August 8, 1965, the Los Angeles Police Department found O'Connell unconscious in her car. United Press International reported: “Police said they found 12 capsule sleeping pills in the car.”[13] She was transported to Hollywood Receiving Hospital where her stomach was pumped.[14]

References

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  1. ^ The Annual Obituary - Louise Mooney Collins, Roland Turner - 1993 Page 693 "HELEN O'CONNELL American Singer Born Lima, Ohio, 23 May 1920 Died San Diego, California, 9 September 1993 A ... O'Connell was also the affable host of the Miss Universe Pageant for nine years, and was the longtime television ... "
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Helen O'Connell, big band singer, dies at 73". Standard-Speaker. Standard-Speaker. September 10, 1993. p. 2. Retrieved March 19, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b McManus, Margaret (January 13, 1957). "Helen O'Connell Starts New Career". The Post-Standard. The Post-Standard. p. 75. Retrieved March 19, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Cusack, Bob (2005). Nostalgia Is What It Was. iUniverse. p. 174. ISBN 9780595361793. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  5. ^ "Helen O'Connell Still Identified With Dorsey". The Naples Daily News. The Naples Daily News. January 20, 1974. p. 180. Retrieved March 19, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ a b Gilliland, John (1994). Pop Chronicles the 40s: The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s (audiobook). ISBN 978-1-55935-147-8. OCLC 31611854. Tape 2, side A.
  7. ^ Warren, Jill (July 1953). "What's New from Coast to Coast" (PDF). Radio-TV Mirror. 40 (2): 5. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  8. ^ "Johnnie Ray Is Frantic", The Mirror, Perth W.A., 26 March 1955
  9. ^ O'Brian, Jack (July 9, 1956). "On The Air". The Sandusky Register. The Sandusky Register. p. 2. Retrieved March 18, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ Susan King (March 8, 1992). "Taking a Sentimental Journey". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  11. ^ a b c "Obituaries: Helen O'Connell". Variety: 42. September 20, 1993.
  12. ^ Folkart, Burt A. (September 10, 1993). "Helen O'Connell; Popular Vocalist in Big Band Style". LA Times.
  13. ^ United Press International (August 9, 1965). "Vocalist Takes Drug Overdose". Hoosier State Chronicles. Greencastle, Indiana: The Daily Banner. p. 1. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  14. ^ United Press International (August 9, 1965). "Vocalist Takes Drug Overdose". Hoosier State Chronicles. Greencastle, Indiana: The Daily Banner. p. 1. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
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