Helen O'Connell (b. May 23, 1920, in Lima, Ohio – September 9, 1993, in San… Read Full Bio ↴Helen O'Connell (b. May 23, 1920, in Lima, Ohio – September 9, 1993, in San Diego, California) was a singer, actress, and dancer.
Helen O'Connell joined the Jimmy Dorsey band in 1939 and achieved her best selling records in the early forties with "Green Eyes", "Amapola", and "Tangerine". In each of these Latin-influenced numbers, Bob Eberly crooned the song which Helen then reprised in an up-tempo arrangement. Helen won the 1940 Metronome magazine poll for best female vocalist. She was one of the first "girls" on NBC's The Today Show, and at one point had her own television show.
Helen retired from show business upon her first marriage in 1943. Helen had four daughters and eight grandchildren. When the first marriage failed, she embarked on a solo career in 1951, achieving some chart success and becoming a regular television performer. Helen has married a total of four times.
She co-hosted the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants with Bob Barker from 1972 to 1980.
In her last marriage, she was married to arranger/conductor/composer Frank De Vol when she died in San Diego, California from a battle with hepatitis C resulting in primary liver cancer (hepatoma).
Helen O'Connell joined the Jimmy Dorsey band in 1939 and achieved her best selling records in the early forties with "Green Eyes", "Amapola", and "Tangerine". In each of these Latin-influenced numbers, Bob Eberly crooned the song which Helen then reprised in an up-tempo arrangement. Helen won the 1940 Metronome magazine poll for best female vocalist. She was one of the first "girls" on NBC's The Today Show, and at one point had her own television show.
Helen retired from show business upon her first marriage in 1943. Helen had four daughters and eight grandchildren. When the first marriage failed, she embarked on a solo career in 1951, achieving some chart success and becoming a regular television performer. Helen has married a total of four times.
She co-hosted the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants with Bob Barker from 1972 to 1980.
In her last marriage, she was married to arranger/conductor/composer Frank De Vol when she died in San Diego, California from a battle with hepatitis C resulting in primary liver cancer (hepatoma).
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The Sweetest Sounds
The Murray McEachern Septet & Helen O'Connell Lyrics
A Beautiful Friendship This is the end of a beautiful friendship, It ended a…
When The Sun Comes Out When the sun comes out And that rain stops beatin' on…
Witchcraft Those fingers in my hair, That sly come-hither stare, That s…
We also have lyrics for these tracks by Helen O'Connell:
Amapola A boy found a dream upon a distant shore A maid…
Embraceable You Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you! Embrace me, you irrepl…
Green Eyes Those green eyes with their soft light Those eyes that promi…
I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me Yesterday you came my way, And when you smiled at me, In…
Just In Time I was resting comfortably, face down in the gutter Life was…
Moon River Moon River, wider than a mile: I'm crossin' you in…
Not Mine It's somebody else's moon above, not mine It's somebody els…
Taking A Chance On Love Here I go again, I hear those trumpets blow again. All…
Tangerine Tangerine, She is all they claim With her eyes of night an…
When The Sun Comes Out When the sun comes out And that rain stops beatin' on…
Witchcraft Those fingers in my hair, That sly come-hither stare, That s…