Margaret Whiting

Country Singer

Birthday July 22, 1924

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Detroit, MI

DEATH DATE Jan 10, 2011 (86)

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About

Pop and country singer of the 1940s and 1950s who had #1 hits with "A Tree in the Meadow" and "Slippin' Around."

Before Fame

She began performing with popular contemporary orchestras before releasing solo albums.

Trivia

She was a regular on television variety shows well into the 1970s, including Faye Emerson's Wonderful Town.

Family Life

Her father Richard Whiting composed many classic songs like "Hooray for Hollywood" and "Ain't We Got Fun?"

Associated With

She and her sister were on the sitcom Those Whiting Girls, a summer replacement for Lucille Ball's I Love Lucy.