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Jane Morgan, ‘Fascination’ Singer and Broadway Star, Dies at 101

Her family said she died peacefully in her sleep after shaping midcentury entertainment with her international singing career

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Jane Morgan in the UK in 1967.
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Overview

  • Jane Morgan died of natural causes on August 4, 2025, in Naples, Florida, at age 101, her family announced.
  • After studying opera at Juilliard, she became a Paris nightclub sensation under bandleader Bernard Hilda, earning acclaim as “The Toast of Paris.”
  • Her 1957 recording of “Fascination” became her signature hit, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard pop chart and featuring in film soundtracks.
  • Morgan holds the record for female performers on The Ed Sullivan Show with 50 appearances and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011.
  • She starred on Broadway in productions such as “Mame” (1968), recorded around 40 albums in five languages and married producer Jerry Weintraub in 1965.