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Peggy Lee Biography

Birth Name:Norma Delores Egstrom

Birth Place:Jamestown, North Dakota, United States

Profession Soundtrack, Actress, Music department

Fast Facts

In 1987, she received the Women's International Center Living Legacy Award
In 1992, she was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame
In 1999, she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
In February 1964, she got married to actor Jack Del Rio
Got her big break when she was noticed by bandleader Benny Goodman while singing in a nightclub in Chicago
Was best known for her accomplishments as a singer of popular music
At the funeral of musician Louis Armstrong, she sang the Lord's Prayer