Lina Romay (singer)

Maria Elena "Lina" Romay (January 16, 1919 – December 17, 2010) was an American actress and singer.

This article is about the singer. For the Spanish actress, see Lina Romay.
Lina Romay
Romay in 1945
BornJanuary 16, 1919
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 17, 2010 (aged 91)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, dancer, singer
Years active1942–1980
Spouse(s)John Lawrence Adams
Jay Gould III (1953 – ?)

Biography

She was born in 1919 in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Porfirio Romay, then-attache to the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles.[1]

Romay performed for a time with Xavier Cugat[2] before eventually retiring. She was featured on Cugat Rumba Revue on NBC radio in the early 1940s.[3] Along with Cugat and his orchestra, she appeared in the films You Were Never Lovelier (1942) and Bathing Beauty (1944) and The Big Wheel, 1949.

Prior to singing with Cugat, she had sung with Horace Heidt's orchestra, billed as Josette, a Frenchwoman.[4]

She was married to John Lawrence Adams, and later was the third wife of Jay Gould III, whom she married on 30 June 1953.[5]

Romay died at age 91 on December 17, 2010 of natural causes at a hospital in Pasadena, California.[6][7]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1942You Were Never LovelierCugat band singerUncredited
1943Stage Door CanteenCugat orchestra singerUncredited
1943The Heat's OnLinaUncredited
1943Don't Get Around Much AnymoreHerselfShort
1944Two Girls and a SailorHerself
1944Bathing BeautyHerself
1945Week-End at the WaldorfJuanita
1945AdventureMaria
1946Love Laughs at Andy HardyIsobel Gonzales
1947HoneymoonRaquel Mendoza
1947This Time for KeepsSinger with Cugat's OrchestraUncredited
1948Embraceable YouLibby Dennis
1949Six-Gun MusicJudyShort
1949Cheyenne CowboyKate HarmonShort
1949Joe Palooka in the Big FightMaxine
1949Señor DroopyHerselfMGM animated/live action short
1949The Big WheelDolores Raymond
1949The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear RevueRegular(1949-1952)
1949The Lady Takes a SailorRacquel Riviera
1953The Man Behind the GunChona Degnon
1957The Adventures of Ozzie & HarrietCarmelitaEpisode: "The Duenna"
1957The Red Skelton HourCarmen2 episodes, (final appearance)

See also

References
  1. Lina Romay fanpage Archived 2010-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Xavier Cugat" in The Big Band Almanac, Da Capo Press, 1978, p. 90
  3. "(untitled brief)". Belvidere Daily Republican. Illinois, Belvidere. June 9, 1941. p. 5. Retrieved June 26, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. Johnson, Erskine (December 10, 1943). "In Hollywood". Miami Daily News-Record. Oklahoma, Miami. Newspaper Enterprise Association. p. 12. Retrieved June 26, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. "Gould Heir, Actress Wed". The Indiana Gazette. Pennsylvania, Indiana. Associated Press. July 3, 1952. p. 5.
  6. "Lina Romay dies at 91; Cugat singer, MGM actress". Los Angeles Times. December 29, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  7. "Lina Romay, Entertainer, Dies at 91". The New York Times. January 1, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2013.


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