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Joanne Gilbert was born in Chicago July 17, 1932. Her father, Ray Gilbert, is a well known song writer. She made her debut as an unpaid singer in a charity show. The performance was seen by a movie scout and Joanne was on her way.
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- ↑ Carroll, Harrison (January 4, 1955). "Behind the Scenes in Hollywood". The Dispatch. Lexington, NC. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
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- ↑ Crowther, Bosley (January 2, 1957). "Screen: The Great Man". New York Times. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Joanne Gilbert to Be TV Producer's Bride: Singer-Actress Says She'll Be Wed to Eddie Rissien Either Here or In London". Los Angeles Times. September 25, 1958. p. B1. ProQuest 167277232.
'He expects to be in London for four or five months doing a TV job. Unless he comes home sooner, I'll fly there and we'll be married on the Continent.' She is the daughter of song writer Ray Gilbert and formerly was wed to Danny Arnold, a screen writer.
- ↑ Blum, Daniel C., Willis, John A. (1977). Screen World, Volume 28 . Crown Publishers. p. 234. "Ray Gilbert, 63, composer and Academy-Award-winning songwriter, died March 3, 1976 after heart surgery in Los Angeles [...] He is survived by his wife, actress Janis Paige, and a daughter, singer Joanne Gilbert."
