Blossom worked with betty on the songs and movements. Husband and wife vaudeville team sings why dont you practice what you preach by maurice sigler, al goodhart and al hoffman. Music profile for blossom seeley, born 16 july 1891. See more ideas about gracie fields, fields and britain. Why blossom doesnt see how shallow fields i is beyond me. On december 4, 1929, little more than a month after the wall street crash that started the great depression, the st.
Benjamin geisenfeld june 14, 1894 august 16, 1959 was a popular singer of the early 20th century, best known as onehalf of the blossom seeley benny fields vaudeville team born in milwaukee, wisconsin, fields began his. Fields and seeley struggled until he launched a solo career in new york in 1933. He died on august 16, 1959 in new york city, new york, usa. She was married to benny fields, rube marquard and joe kane. The adorable husbandwife team of blossom seeley and bennie fields was still kicking around within the living memory of the pepsi generation, enjoying a healthy second career performing in night clubs and on the ed sullivan show throughout the 1950s. Blossom seeley and bennie fields in a vitaphone short. See the article in its original context from march 10, 1921, section a, page 11 buy reprints. She was one half of the vaudeville team of blossom seeley and benny fields. This short film, with seeley and fields singing live a few songs, accompanied by twin pianos, is a knockout. Blossom seeley and bennie fields 1927 blossom seeley and. Benjamin geisenfeld june 14, 1894 august 16, 1959 was a popular singer of the early 20th century, best known as onehalf of the blossom seeley benny fields vaudeville team. Somebody loves me 1952 irving brecher, betty hutton, ralph meeker, robert keith november 28, 2018 blossom seeley climbs to broadway success with her partner benny fields, then retires to become his wife.
Minnie guyer katherine blossom seeley curtin cahen. Popular singer of the early 20th century, best known as onehalf of the blossom seeleybenny fields vaudeville team. Blossom seeley stars in a rare film appearance with husband benny fields. Blossom seeley, benny fields, victor young and his. Sep 25, 2016 blossom seeley appearing on broadway, i love you in september 1960 on wcbstv, new york. Blossom seeley climbs to broadway success with her partner benny fields, then retires to become his wife. Overview of blossom seeley and bennie fields, 1928, with blossom seeley, ben field, charles bourne, at turner classic movies. Radio spirits blog archive happy birthday, mary livingstone.
Born in milwaukee, wisconsin, fields began his career in chicago, as a. Also with fields, she made a vitaphone short film, blossom seeley and benny fields, and in 1952 their life story was recounted in a hollywood biopic, somebody loves me, starring betty hutton and ralph meeker. It was enough to get them booked on the iconic ed sullivan show, which had one of the largest audiences in the country. Jul 16, 2009 the adorable husbandwife team of blossom seeley and bennie fields was still kicking around within the living memory of the pepsi generation, enjoying a healthy second career performing in night clubs and on the ed sullivan show throughout the 1950s. He was an actor, known for minstrel man 1944, somebody loves me 1952 and the big broadcast of 1937 1936. She died on april 17, 1974 in new york city, new york, usa.
Seeley made a couple of films, appeared on radio and seemed to be content to fade away in tune and time with vaudeville. He was cofounder along with pete seeger, lee hays, and ronnie gilbert of the legendary folk group, the weavers, but he has also worked as a record producer for the weavers as well as arlo guthrie and many others, and as a music composer for the films of john frankenheimer. The couple also recorded in the 50s and appeared on radio until fields death in 1959. Blossom seeley july 16, 1891 april 17, 1974 was an american singer, dancer, and actress.
Benny fields, horoscope for birth date 16 june 1894, born. Ralph meeker plays benny fields as a notalent who uses blossom until the end when she gives up her career to train him in how to sell a song and be a star. Blossom seeley, vaudevillian, is dead the new york times. Complete your blossom seeley, benny fields, victor young and his orchestra collection. Miss seeley, whose last pubic appearance was on the ed sullivan show on television in 1966, performed for many years with her husband, the late benny fields. Seeley was one half of the vaudeville team of blossom seeley and benny fields. The photo below shows betty with the real blossom seeley, along with her husband and show partner, benny fields. The musical biography features 20 of their popular numbers, as well as new songs written just for the movie.
Ironically,in real life blossom seely did retire so benny fields could be the star of the family but his career fizzled and he retired a year later,also. A miniature vaudeville show, complete with a title card introducing each act, is presented. Bizarrely, blossom was not given a musical number one of frances williams could and should easily have been handed over to. Tcm recently showed the fascinating precode broadway thru a keyhole, with an amazing cast including poor russ columbo texas guinan, and blossom seeley. Fred hellerman has a music career spanning more than fifty years. She has no chemistry with meeker, and meeker doesnt give her back much. She had an extremely popular vaudeville act with benny fields, whom she later married.
Their names are not well known today, despite the fact that they were as famous as elvis, michael jackson, the beatles, u2, madonna, or justin bieber in their day. She looked beautiful and was singing better than ever. Staring in the film was betty hutton and ralph meeker as entertainers blossom seeley and benny fields. Next, blossom seeley and benny fields sing a duet of the song, why dont you practice what you preach. The sets,costumes and color are very lush and typical of the big studios fifties product. Blossom seeley greenwich village follies benny fields.
A new kind of man, with a new kind of love for me blossom seeley. Fields s laidback stylings complemented seeley s vivacious beltings beautifully, and seeley and fields became very successful on stage and in recordings. Benjamin geisenfeld june 14, 1894 august 16, 1959 was a popular singer of the early 20th century, best known as onehalf of the blossom seeleybenny fields vaudeville team. Writer of material for teams of van and schenk, olsen and johnson, benny fields, and blossom seeley. Benny even went down to her place of employment, the nowlegendary. Somebody loves me 1952 irving brecher, betty hutton, ralph. After a few bars, blossom seeley and bennie fields enter shes in tulle, hes in sport coat, worsted trousers, vest, and tie carrying a cane and straw hat.
Benny fields and blossom seeley two a day at the palace was released on the mercury label in 1957 during the height of 1950s nostalgia. Somebody loves me with betty hutton 1952 original movie. The story of their lives was made into the movie, somebody loves me 1952 with. He worked briefly with a quick change artist, and later with blossom seeley and benny fields. Times were hard enough for the couple to file for bankruptcy in new york state in 1936.
Somebody loves me follows the career of blossom seeley and her shaky romance with benny fields, a pianist and vaudeville singer, as she rises to her fame and fortune. Blossom seeley and bennie fields with the music boxes duration. Blossom s partner, benny fields, is played by ralph meeker and he does a fine job with his numbers. Betty in blossom this was betty huttons last major film at paramount and she gave her all playing blossom seeley. Franklyn baur 1928 red nichols charleston chasers 1928 blossom seeley feat. American popular singer of the early 20th century, best known as onehalf of the husbandandwife blossom seeley benny fields vaudeville team. After benny field s early death in 1959, blossom tried a comeback, appearing on the ed sullivan tv show.
Boxer jim corbett center and blossom seeley wife of rube marquard to corbetts left at game one of the 19 world series at the polo grounds new york baseball lccn2014694431. Blossom seeley bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Benny fields was born on june 14, 1894 in milwaukee, wisconsin, usa as benjamin geisenfeld. Seeley was born minnie guyer, in san francisco, california, usa. The detroit jewish news digital archives april 05, 1929. Blossom seeley and benny fields belt out a number youtube.
After fields became an established star in his own right, seeley retired in 1936 to simply be mrs. Blossom seeley and bennie fields 1927 actress the ed sullivan show vaudevillian 19581961. Among lymans cafes was mike lymans grill at hill and 8th streets, which opened in 1935. Keyes was a pioneer of childrens programming, and made his radio debut in 1923 on kposan francisco, later california stations kfi. Eddie green, benny green, mike greensill, danny grissett, vince guaraldi, gus gustafson, don haas, tardo hammer, roland hanna. When benny passed away in 1959, blossom cheerfully plugged on halfway through her seventh decade in show business. Blossom seeley was born on july 16, 1891 in san francisco, california, usa.
Prentime dialect consmethenne dave harris and girls a miniature st u. Blossom seeley and bennie fields 1927 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. When benny passed away in 1959, blossom cheerfully plugged on halfway through her seventh. Provided by ron hutchinson of the vitaphone project and vintage music expert. Check out cupids arrow by various artists on amazon music. First up is the onwah troupe, an east asian group of contortionists. In the 1920s, he paired up and married vaudeville actresssinger blossom seeley and started performing as a duo. Blossom seeley and benny fields with the 1927 hit hello bluebird. Benny fields, blossom seeley and tony martin my blushin rosie. Minnie guyer katherine blossom seeley curtin cahen marquard. When they played the palace theatre in its golden era, they always had the no.
Blossom dearie volume iv winchester in apple blossom time. Blossom seeley and benny fields have achieved the headline eminence of a early entertaining celebratory program of the palace this week, although the danger known as vanessi and a couple of. Seeley made a couple of films, appeared on radio and seemed to be content. Born in milwaukee, wisconsin, fields began his career in chicago, as a singer in al tierneys cafe on 22nd street. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. Together they had success in many broadway musicals and made the feature short reel movie blossom seeley and benny fields 1929. If paramount ever releases this film on dvd, it would be a good idea to track down some of blossom s early musical shorts and include them. Blossom seeley was a great vaudeville star who made a few stabs at films broadway thru a keyhole. A new kind of man, with a new kind of love for me shazam. A new kind of man, with a new kind of love for me blossom. With blossom seeley, benny fields, charles bourne, phil ellis. Read more revenge of black eagle 1951 riccardo freda, rossano brazzi, gianna maria canale, vittorio sanipoli. Benny fieldsblossom seeley twoaday at the palace lp. Blossom seeley july 16, 1891 april 17, 1974 was a singer and entertainer.
Blossom seeley and bennie fields with the music boxes. She was married to joe kane from 1911 to 19, baseball player rube marquard from 19 to 1920, and benny fields from 1921 to 1959. Streaming resources for blossom seeley and bennie fields. He even worked with phil silvers, who at that time was a song plugger, standing up in the audience when berle called on him to sing the latest hit. Burns and allen would remain their closest lifelong friends. Gracie at the stork club with benny fields and blossom seeley gracie fields, george burns.
This union is how most people remember blossom, but its only a quarter of the story of her marriages and professional partnerships adam swanson collection a while back we announced that we were working on a cd compilation of the recordings by blossom seeley, one of the most successful vaudeville artists of. She was an actress, known for broadway thru a keyhole 1933, blood money 1933 and somebody loves me 1952. Benny fields and blossom seeley twoaday at the palace lp. George theater opened its it was, of course, a wednesday. Benny fields came next and he was to be blossom s lasting partner on stage and off. Spring hill cemetery milwaukee, wisconsin cemetery. Find blossom seeley similar, influenced by and follower information on allmusic. Also in the film were robert keith, adele jergens and. Blossom seeley i love a piano the man in the phone booth mercury usa 71071x45.
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