Polly Bergen
Actress/singer Polly Bergen was born July 14, 1930 in Knoxville, TN, making her radio debut at the age of 14 and honing her craft on the summer stock circuit before journeying to Hollywood in 1949. She soon made her feature debut in Across the Rio Grande, quickly followed by roles in no less than three Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis comedies -- At War with the Army, That's My Boy and The Stooge. Increasing dissatisfaction with the roles coming her way prompted Bergen to walk away from a lucrative movie contract in 1953, however, and she soon made her Broadway debut in the revue John Murray Anderson's Almanac; upon recovering from throat surgery, two years later she also recorded her self-titled debut LP for Jubilee, followed later that year by Little Girl Blue. She jumped to Columbia for 1957's Bergen Sings Morgan, and continued recording for the label until the early 1960s; in the meantime she also maintained her stage career, additionally finding success in the business world through a series of ventures including Polly Bergen Cosmetics, Polly Bergen Jewelry and Polly Bergen Shoes. In 1960, she also authored the first of three books, Fashion and Charm. Bergen returned to film in the 1961 noir classic Cape Fear, although in the decades she was perhaps best known for her many television appearances, including a starring role in the 1983 miniseries The Winds of War and its 1988 sequel War and Remembrance.
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Discography
17 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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One Little Mistake / Darling I Belong to You
Vocal Jazz - Released by Unique Records on Oct 2, 1956
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All Alone By The Telephone
Pop - Released by Columbia - Legacy on Jan 1, 1959
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The Very Best Of
Vocal Jazz - Released by Master Classics Records on Nov 4, 2010
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Polly & Her Pop
Pop - Released by Columbia - Legacy on Jan 1, 1958
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Four Seasons Of Love
Pop - Released by Columbia - Legacy on Jan 1, 1960
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My Heart Sings (Expanded Edition)
Pop - Released by Columbia - Legacy on Jan 1, 1959
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The Party's Over
Pop - Released by Columbia - Legacy on Feb 7, 2022
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Sings The Hit Songs From Do Re Mi And Annie Get Your Gun
Pop - Released by Columbia - Legacy on Jan 1, 1961
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Act One Sing Too
Pop - Released by Mercury Records on Jan 1, 1963
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The Girls
Polly Bergen, Fran Warren, Lynn Roberts
Vocal Jazz - Released by RKO Records on Dec 30, 1958
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Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury
Pop - Released by RKO Unique Records on May 19, 1957
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Bergen Sings Morgan
Pop - Released by Columbia - Legacy on Sep 12, 2019
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Love Me Or Leave Me (Performed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show/1955)
Pop - Released by SOFA - AV Catalog DD on Jan 1, 2010
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Monsieur Boum-Boum (Mr. Bassman) (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, September 19, 1965)
Pop - Released by SOFA - AV Catalog DD on Aug 5, 2022
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Once In A Lifetime (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, October 29, 1967)
Pop - Released by SOFA - AV Catalog DD on Dec 2, 2022
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Dominique/Deep River/Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Medley/Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, September 19, 1965)
Pop - Released by SOFA - AV Catalog DD on Oct 18, 2022
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What The World Needs Now Is Love (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, September 19, 1965)
Pop - Released by SOFA - AV Catalog DD on Oct 24, 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo