Nan Wynn

Nan Wynn
Wynn and pianist Alec Templeton in 1941
Born
Masha Vatz

(1915-05-08)May 8, 1915 [1][2]
DiedMarch 21, 1971(1971-03-21) (aged 55)
NationalityUnited States
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Years activeMid-1930s to mid-1950s
Spouse(s)Cy Howard (1944–1947, divorced)
Thomas Baylek (1949–1952, divorced)
John Small (1956–1971) (her death)
Children1

Nan Wynn (née Masha Vatz;[3] May 8, 1915 – March 21, 1971) was an American big-band singer, and Broadway and film actress. She sang and recorded throughout the 1930s and 1940s with the Emery Deutsch, Rudy Vallee, Eddie Duchin, Richard Himber, Hal Kemp, Hudson-DeLange, Raymond Scott, Teddy Wilson and Freddie Rich orchestras.[4][5] For about nine months early in her career, she performed as Suzanne.[6]

  1. ^ Obituary, nytimes.com. Accessed October 16, 2023.
  2. ^ Profile, jazzstandards.com. Accessed October 16, 2023.
  3. ^ New York Times & Arno Press The New York Times biographical service, Volume 2, p. 1013; 1971
  4. ^ Examiner.com, The Big Band vocalists-Female (6) - National Swing and Big Band
  5. ^ Red Hot Mama Becomes Million Dollar Baby', The Sunday Morning Star, Wilmington, Delaware, May 18, 1941, p. 34
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference gd was invoked but never defined (see the help page).