Wini Shaw
Wini Shaw (c. 1907 – May 2, 1982), sometimes credited as Winifred Shaw, was a 20th century American actress, dancer and singer. Early life. She was born as Winifred Lei Momi in about 1907, in San Francisco, California, the youngest of thirteen children of Hawaiian descent. Some sources suggest she was born in 1910 year of birth, while the Social Security Death Index under her married name Wini O'Malley suggests she was born in 1907. Career. Shaw began her entertainment career as a child in her parents' vaudeville act and later appeared in a number of Warner Brothers musical  films in the 1930s. She is best remembered for introducing the song "Lullaby of Broadway" in the musical film "Gold Diggers of 1935" (1935). Shaw's only recording, (Decca 408) with Dick Jurgens and his Orchestra, was "Lullaby of Broadway" and "I'm Goin' Shoppin' with You". Both songs were from the film, and the recording was made on February 28, 1935. She also sang "The Lady in Red" in the musical film "In Caliente" (1935) starring Dolores del Río; the song was later made famous when cartoon character Bugs Bunny (voiced by Mel Blanc) parodied it in drag. In  1937 she filmed a complicated duet live on the sound stage with a reciting and speaking Ross Alexander as she sang "Too Marvelous for Words" for the finale of "Ready, Willing, and Able". Shaw appeared in a brief revival of the musical-theatre production of "Simple Simon" (1931) on Broadway in New York City. During World War II she toured service camps and Red Cross clubs for the USO, sometimes as part of the Jack Benny or Larry Adler troupes. Death. She died at the age of 75 in New York City and is buried at Calvary Cemetery, Queens, a  cemetery designated for people who were of the Catholic faith.