Overview

• She died peacefully in her sleep on August 4 in Naples, Florida, at age 101, her family said.
• Born Florence Catherine Currier in Newton, Massachusetts, in 1924, she trained at the Juilliard School before rising to fame in Paris clubs under Bernard Hilda.
• She made a record 50 appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and headlined other popular variety programs throughout the 1950s and ’60s.
• Over her career she earned six gold records and recorded standards such as “Fascination,” while her albums included The American Girl From Paris.
• After marrying manager-turned-producer Jerry Weintraub in 1965, she later worked on film productions including the 2001 remake of Ocean’s Eleven.