Margaret Whiting
Birth Name:
Margaret Eleanor Whiting
Birth Place:
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Profession
Soundtrack, Actress
Fast Facts
- Entertained U․S․ troops on USO tours during World War II and the Korean War
- Her younger sister, Barbara, was also an entertainer and joined her on the TV series "Those Whiting Girls" in the 1950s
- Signed with Capitol Records almost as soon Johnny Mercer helped to found the company in 1942 and recorded her first song, "That Old Black Magic․"
- Met Johnny Mercer when she was only 6 years old, when her father, composer Richard A․ Whiting, asked her to sing for him
- Appeared in touring and regional productions of musicals like "Call Me Madam," "Gypsy," and "Pal Joey․"
- Recorded a number of duets with Johnny Mercer, like "Baby, It's Cold Outside," as well as with country star Jimmy Wakely, like "Slippin' Around․"
- Best known as a pop, jazz, and country music singer whose hit songs include "A Tree in the Meadow" and "Time After Time․"
- Mentored young cabaret singers like K․ T․ Sullivan and Mary Cleere Haran
- Appeared in only one Broadway show during her career, 1997's "Dream," which was a tribute to Johnny Mercer that her husband, Jack Wrangler, helped her to create
- Her recording of "Time After Time" was featured in the film "Julie & Julia" in 2009