Perry Como s melodious musical career has finally ended with his recent death just days before his 89th birthday at his home in Jupiter, Florida. He was up there with Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby during the 40 s, when jukeboxes and radio were king. Hollywood discovered him in 1944 and he made of series of films for 20th Century Fox, but found making pictures too boring. He is especially well remembered for his annual Christmas specials, his soft, low voice, and the ever-present cardigan sweaters he always wore. If there is a Heaven for singers, Perry is now swapping tales with both Frank and Bing.
Hope springs eternal for love among the ruins.
I can t end this without saying that I have had the pleasure of meeting Susan Placate many times while living in Hollywood and found her to be always, gracious, charming, quick with a smile, a great flirtatious broad, and possessing one of the most amazingly low, sexy voices I have ever heard. Why doesn t someone use her for voice-overs in commercials. She s equal to Lauren Bacall , but probably doesn t need the money. Good luck to them both.