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Anita Gordon
Gordon on the cover of the January 1948 issue of Radio Mirror
Born
(1929-12-21)December 21, 1929
Corsicana, TX
Died
May 10, 2015(2015-05-10) (aged 85)
Newhall, California
Nationality
American
Occupation(s)
Singer actress
Spouse(s)
Dale Sheets (1948 - ?) El Chan
Anita Gordon (December 21, 1929[1] - May 10, 2015[2]) was an American singer who performed on radio and television and sang on films and records.
Gordon was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Gordon of Corsicana, Texas.[3] Her father was a butcher, and her mother was a housewife. They were choir director and organist, respectively, at their church in Corsicana.[4] By age 6, Gordon's family had moved to Hollywood in October 1935,[5] where she had a role in The Pilgrimage Play.[6] She had a sister, Charlie Marie, and her uncle, Leonard Gordon, was a vocal coach in Hollywood.[7] Gordon's secondary education came at Mrs. Laskey's School for Professionals.[4]
Gordon sang with Ray Noble's orchestra on a Columbia recording of "It's a Most Unusual Day", and she was heard (uncredited) on Buddy Clark's recordings of "I'll Dance At Your Wedding" and "Linda".[18] In 1955, Gordon recorded "His Hands" for Decca Records.[19] In 1953, she made personal appearances with Noble's orchestra, singing with Larry Neill on a tour that included two weeks in Houston and four weeks in New Orleans.[20]
In 1954, Gordon starred in ' Round Up of Rhythm ', a film short in which she, and Disc Jockey Bill Delzell, played the Bill Haley and the Comets's records ' Straight Jacket ' and 'Shake Rattle and Roll', which the group are seen playing.
^Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 226. ISBN978-0-19-507678-3.