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Mel Tormé
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General Information (Mel Tormé) |
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| Mostly Credited As: | Mel Tormé |
| Sometimes Credited As: | Mel Torme
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| Birth Name: | Melvin Howard Tormé |
| Date Of Birth: | September 13, 1925 (Age 73) |
| Country Of Birth: |  USA |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Date Of Death: | June 05, 1999 |
| Cause Of Death: | A stroke in Los Angeles, California |
| Spouse |
| Ali Severson |
Oct/30/1984 - Jun/05/1999 |
(his death) |
| Janette Scott |
May/20/1966 - 1977 |
(divorced) (2 children) |
| Arlene Miles |
Oct/31/1956 - 1965 |
(divorced) (1 child) |
| Candy Toxton |
Feb/1949 - Nov/1955 |
(divorced) (2 children) |
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Mel Tormé TV Appearances |
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| Main cast | | | Episode Cast Credits |
| Show: Sliders (1995) |
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• Greatfellas |
02x10: (May/31/1996) |
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Himself, [Special Guest Stars] |
| Show: Pebble Mill (1991) |
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• Series 5, Show 43 |
05x43: (Dec/21/1995) |
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Himself |
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• Series 5, Show 35 |
05x35: (Dec/06/1995) |
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Himself |
| Show: Seinfeld (1989) |
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• The Jimmy |
06x19: (Mar/16/1995) |
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Himself |
| Show: Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) |
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• Ricki Lake, Steven Weber, Mel Torme |
01x15: (Oct/01/1993) |
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Himself |
| Show: Night Court (1984) |
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• Christine's Friend |
04x17: (Feb/19/1987) |
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Himself, [Special Guest Stars] |
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• Leon, We Hardly Knew Ye |
03x16: (Feb/06/1986) |
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Himself, [Special Guest Stars] |
| Show: The Carol Burnett Show (1967) (1967) • 9 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Monday March 04th, 1968) |
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• with Nanette Fabray, Mel Torme |
05x09: (Nov/17/1971) |
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Himself |
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• with Michele Lee, Mel Torme |
04x18: (Jan/18/1971) |
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Himself |
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• with Mel Torme, Don Rickles |
04x13: (Dec/07/1970) |
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Himself |
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• with Lucille Ball, Mel Torme |
04x06: (Oct/19/1970) |
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Himself |
| Show: The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967) (1967) |
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• Show #42 |
02x22: (Feb/18/1968) |
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Himself |
| Show: Run for Your Life (1965) |
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• The Frozen Image |
03x04: (Oct/04/1967) |
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Jamey Burke |
| Show: The Lucy Show (1962) |
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• Lucy Puts Main Street on the Map |
05x18: (Jan/30/1967) |
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Mel Tinker |
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• Main Street U.S.A. |
05x17: (Jan/23/1967) |
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Mel Tinker |
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• Lucy in the Music World |
04x03: (Sep/27/1965) |
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Mel Tinker |
| Show: The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) |
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• George Carlin, Mel Tormé |
20x20: (Jan/29/1967) |
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Himself |
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• Mel Torme, Ted Williams, Diana Wynyard |
03x23: (Feb/19/1950) |
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Himself |
| Show: American Bandstand (1957) |
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• AB-1389: Mel Torme |
06x64: (Nov/29/1962) |
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Himself |
| Show: The Steve Allen Show (1956) |
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• Season 5, Episode 8 |
05x08: (Nov/23/1959) |
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Himself |
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• Season 3, Episode 36 |
03x36: (Jun/01/1958) |
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Himself |
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• Season 2, Episode 5 |
02x05: (Oct/14/1956) |
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Himself |
| Show: The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) |
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• Season 3, Episode 19 |
03x19: (Feb/08/1959) |
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Himself |
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• Season 2, Episode 17 |
02x17: (Feb/16/1958) |
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Himself |
| Show: The Nat King Cole Show (1956) |
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• Season 2, Show 2 |
02x02: (Jul/09/1957) |
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Himself |
| Show: Playhouse 90 (1956) |
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• The Comedian |
01x20: (Feb/14/1957) |
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Lester Hogarth |
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Episode Crew |
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Show: Mannix (1967) (Credited in 1 episodes from this show) | Filter List; Show only credits as:
Writer (1 Credits) |
| • Portrait in Blues |
08x01 |
Sep/22/1974 |
As: Writer |
Show: The Virginian (1962) (Credited in 1 episodes from this show) | Filter List; Show only credits as:
Writer (1 Credits) |
| • The Handy Man |
06x24 |
Mar/06/1968 |
As: Writer |
| Filter List; Show only credits as:
Writer (1 Credits) |
| • The Frozen Image |
03x04 |
Oct/04/1967 |
As: Writer |
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Overview |
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| Mel Tormé worked in 3 episodes from 3 different TV shows
as Writer: 3 episodes |
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Mel Tormé Featured Songs |
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Mel Tormé Trivia |
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His nicknames were “Mr. Butterscotch”, “The Kid with the Gauze in His Jaws” and “The Velvet Fog”.
| Mel was an Actor, Composer, Producer, Singer, Writer and played the Drums.
| He began his professional career at the age of 3 years old as a singer.
| In his teen years he played the drums in the back-up band for “Chico Marx”.
| His very first national exposure came in 1943 when he played “Marty” in the Musical Comedy Film “Higher and Higher”.
| In 1944 he played a drummer in the Comedy Horror Film “Ghost Chasers” starring “Andy DeVine” and “Lon Chaney Jr.”.
| Around 1945 he formed a Jazz group calling themselves “Mel Torme and The Mel-Tones”.
| In February 1949 he married his first wife Actress “Candy Toxton” they had 2 children together and then divorced in 1955.
| From 1956 to 1965 he had another child with “Arlene Niles” and then they divorced.
| Mel had his first charting record in 1962 with “Comin’ Home Baby” that peaked at #36 on Billboard magazine’s Top 100 Pop singles chart.
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Mel Tormé Quotes |
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