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Margaret Whiting (I) (1924–2011)


Margaret Whiting is the sister of actress/singer Barbara Whiting. Margaret was born on July 22nd 1924, in Detroit, Michigan. A popular vocalist in the 1940s and 1950s, recording dozens of hits for Capitol Records, she is the daughter of Richard A. Whiting, himself a successful songwriter and author of "On The Good Ship Lollipop"... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (9 titles)
1984 Taking My Turn (TV movie)
Dorothy
 
1967 Valley of the Dolls
Helen Lawson (uncredited) (singing voice)
 
1960 Colt .45 (TV series)
Vinnie Berkeley
Martial Law (1960) … Vinnie Berkeley
 
1957 The Guy Mitchell Show (TV series)
Episode #1.2 (1957)
 
1955-1957 Those Whiting Girls (TV series)
Margaret Whiting
A Man in the House (1957) … Margaret Whiting
Margaret Whiting's Sister (1957) … Margaret Whiting
The Army Camp Show (1957) … Margaret Whiting
Margaret's Romance (1957) … Margaret Whiting
What Price Publicity? (1957) … Margaret Whiting
 
1955 Paris Follies of 1956
Margaret Walton
 
1955 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Woman at Kissing Booth
Episode #4.28 (1955) … Woman at Kissing Booth
 
1942 Youth on Parade
Sally Carlyle (singing voice)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (13 titles)
2011 L.A. Noire (Video Game) (performer: "You Do")
 
2010 Michael Feinstein's American Songbook (TV series documentary)
Best Band in the Land (2010) (performer: "'S Wonderful" - uncredited, "Come Rain or Come Shine", "Too Marvelous for Words", "The Trolley Song" - uncredited, "One Hour with You")
 
2009 Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (TV documentary) (performer: "Too Marvelous for Words")
 
2009 Julie & Julia (performer: "Time After Time")
 
2008/I Elegy (performer: "Loneliness Ends with Love")
 
2004 The Queen of Sheba's Pearls (performer: "Come Rain or Come Shine")
 
1999 The Cider House Rules (performer: "My Ideal")
 
1991 Bugsy (performer: "COME RAIN OR COME SHINE" 1946, "MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT" 1943)
 
1983 The Right Stuff (performer: "Faraway Places")
 
1967 Valley of the Dolls (performer: "I'll Plant My Own Tree")
 
1954 The 26th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (performer: "My Flaming Heart")
 
1952-1953 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Episode #3.20 (1953) (performer: "Sing You Sinners" - uncredited, "Give Me the Simple Life" - uncredited)
Episode #3.13 (1952) (performer: "It's Just the Gypsy in My Soul", "Why Don't You Believe Me")
 
1942 Youth on Parade (performer: "I've Heard that Song Before")
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
2008 Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (documentary) (archival material)
 
1943 Thumbs Up (singing double: Brenda Joyce - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2008 Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (52 titles)
2010 Michael Feinstein's American Songbook (TV series documentary)
Herself
Best Band in the Land (2010) … Herself (also archive footage)
 
2009 Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (TV documentary)
Herself (also archive footage)
 
2009 Legends (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (documentary)
Herself - Songbird (also archive footage)
 
2007 My Music: 50s Pop Parade (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer (documentary)
Herself
 
2004 Fever: The Music of Peggy Lee (TV documentary)
 
2004 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself - Singer
Judy Garland: By Myself (2004) … Herself - Singer (voice)
 
1997 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow (1997) … Herself
 
1995 Great Love Songs (TV movie)
Herself
 
1989 Jukebox Saturday Night II (TV movie)
Herself (guest)
 
1983 Juke Box Saturday Night (TV movie)
Herself
 
1981 Tomorrow Coast to Coast (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 20 November 1981 (1981) … Herself
 
1980 A Tribute to the Jukebox Award Winners (TV movie)
Herself
 
1979 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 16 May 1979 (1979) … Herself
 
1967-1978 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 2 March 1978 (1978) … Herself
Episode dated 12 May 1970 (1970) … Herself
Episode dated 23 January 1968 (1968) … Herself
Episode dated 19 May 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1962-1977 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 7 November 1977 (1977) … Herself
Episode #1.79 (1963) … Herself
Episode #1.29 (1962) … Herself
 
1972 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 31 January 1972 (1972) … Herself
 
1970 The Virginia Graham Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #2.2 (1970) … Herself
 
1970 The Real Tom Kennedy Show (TV series)
Herself - Singer
Episode dated 6 September 1970 (1970) … Herself - Singer
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #2.225 (1970) … Herself
 
1954-1970 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Singer
Episode #23.36 (1970) … Herself - Singer
Episode #9.18 (1956) … Herself
Episode #7.34 (1954) … Herself
 
1968 The Skitch Henderson Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.9 (1968) … Herself
 
1967-1968 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #3.5 (1968) … Herself
Episode #2.49 (1967) … Herself
Episode #1.73 (1967) … Herself
 
1968 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Herself
Country Fair #3 (1968) … Herself
 
1964-1966 Girl Talk (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 22 November 1966 (1966) … Herself
Episode dated 16 April 1964 (1964) … Herself
 
1960 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.16 (1960) … Herself
 
1960 About Faces (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 25 May 1960 (1960) … Herself
 
1959 The Voice of Firestone (TV series)
Herself
Music of Cole Porter (1959) … Herself
 
1959 The Patti Page Oldsmobile Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.16 (1959) … Herself
 
1958 The Big Record (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.20 (1958) … Herself
 
1957 The Nat King Cole Show (TV series)
Herself - Singer
Episode #2.8 (1957) … Herself - Singer
 
1957 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Herself - Singer
New York Film Critics Awards (1957) … Herself - Singer
 
1956 The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.10 (1956) … Herself
 
1956 The Jonathan Winters Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.3 (1956) … Herself
 
1955 Dateline: Disneyland (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1955 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Herself
Drama Coach (1955) … Herself
 
1952-1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself - Singer
Episode #5.13 (1955) … Herself - Singer
Episode #4.47 (1954) … Herself - Singer
Episode #3.20 (1953) … Herself - Singer
Episode #3.13 (1952) … Herself - Singer
 
1954 The 26th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Performer
 
1953 The George Jessel Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.11 (1953) … Herself
Episode #1.1 (1953) … Herself
 
1952 All Star Revue (TV series)
Herself - Guest Vocalist
Episode #3.17 (1952) … Herself - Guest Vocalist
 
1952 Stars in the Eye (TV movie)
Herself
 
1951-1952 Songs for Sale (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 31 May 1952 (1952) … Herself
Episode dated 2 February 1952 (1952) … Herself
Episode dated 13 July 1951 (1951) … Herself
 
1951-1952 The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue (TV series)
Herself
Episode #3.23 (1952) … Herself
Episode #2.23 (1951) … Herself
 
1951 Wonderful Town, U.S.A. (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.23 (1951) … Herself
 
1951 General Electric Guest House (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.4 (1951) … Herself
 
1951 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 15 July 1951 (1951) … Herself - Mystery Guest
 
1951 Kreisler Bandstand (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.6 (1951) … Herself
 
1950 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Herself - Singer
Episode #2.19 (1950) … Herself - Singer
 
1949 The Jack Benny Program (TV movie)
Herself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

In the late 1990s she appeared in the Broadway musical Dream (1997) and in the PBS broadcast The Songs of Johnny Mercer: Too Marvelous for Words (1997). See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | See more »
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on her father, composer Richard Whiting] His greatest pleasure was in finding out what other composers were doing. He was a very good musician, and he loved to take their new songs and play them. Always accepted the new, adored what was going on with his friends. Jerome Kern always insisted that my father listen to whatever new songs he'd written; he always wanted his opinion... See more »

Trivia:

Daughter-in-law of Robert Stillman. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer