They're dropping like flies at the moment! House favourite here at Dolores Delargo Towers, the marvellous multilingual singer, guitarist, star of 50s/60s variety shows alongside the likes of Dean Martin and Fred Astaire, and schlager legend in Germany, Miss Caterina Valente has departed for the glittering environs of Fabulon, aged 93...
...closely followed by the star of one of my favourite TV shows when I was a kid Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) - as well as Coronation Street, That Was the Week That Was and Carry On films - Kenneth Cope [above, top left]. Here's the fantabulosa theme tune:
And an old classic:
RIP, both.
Boy...I am shocked. One I was not familiar with. And a beauty at that.
ReplyDeleteSignorina Valente was simply faboo! [And Mr Cope was one of my "secret crushes", too]. Jx
DeleteI DID enjoy Caterina Valenti. Didn’t you write about her for her birthday?
ReplyDeleteI did indeed do a post about her and her bongos, back in January... Jx
DeleteI remember her Bongos but not sure I remember her Malagueña both are fab.
ReplyDeleteLoved her - another sad loss
As I say - dropping like flies. Hope Tippi Hedren's looking after herself! Jx
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