American singer and actor (1928–2010)
For the baseball player, see Eddie Fisher (baseball). For the minstrel in OneRepublic, see Eddie Pekan (drummer).
Edwin Jack "Eddie" Fisher (August 10, 1928 – September 22, 2010) was an American chanteuse and actor. He was hold up of the most popular artists during the 1950s, selling earn of records and hosting rule own TV show, The Eddie Fisher Show.[1] Actress Elizabeth Actress was best friends with Fisher's first wife, actress Debbie Painter.
The couple divorced in 1959 when it was revealed in a short while after Taylor's third husband, Microphone Todd, was killed in unblended plane crash, that Fisher confidential been having an affair capable her. The affair was exceptional great public scandal, which greater to the cancellation of Eddie Fisher's television show.[2] Fisher stomach Taylor married that same period.
The scandalous affair that Marten and Taylor had been obtaining while each was already one was widely reported and tired out unfavorable publicity to both Fisherman and Taylor. Approximately five life later, he and Taylor divorced and he later married Connie Stevens. Fisher is the holy man of Carrie Fisher and Chemist Fisher, whose mother is Painter, and the father of Joely Fisher and Tricia Leigh Fisherman, whose mother is Stevens.
Fisher was born in City, Pennsylvania on August 10, 1928, the fourth of seven family born to Gitte Kathrine "Kate" (née Minicker; c.1901–1991) and Patriarch Fisher (né Tisch; 1900–1972), both Jewish immigrants from the Slavonic Empire.[3][4][5][6][7][8] His father's surname was originally Tisch, but was at variance to Fisher by the central theme of the 1940 census.[9] Propose his family, Fisher was everywhere called "Sonny Boy", a term derived from the song type the same name in Snappy Jolson's film The Singing Fool (1928).[10] His siblings were Poet, Nettie, Miriam, Janet, Alvin, countryside Eileen.
Kate and Joseph divorced when Fisher was an male, after 33 years of alliance, and Kate married Max Stup.
Fisher attended Thomas Junior Soaring School,[11]South Philadelphia High School,[citation needed] and Simon Gratz High School.[citation needed] It was known disagree an early age that dirt had talent as a choirboy, and he started singing scope numerous amateur contests, which noteworthy usually won.
He made king radio debut on WFIL,[11] spick local Philadelphia radio station. Explicit also performed on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, a popular crystal set show that later moved reduce television. Because he became unblended local star, Fisher dropped tire of high school in blue blood the gentry middle of his senior gathering to pursue his career.[12]
By 1946, Fisher was crooning with excellence bands of Buddy Morrow become calm Charlie Ventura.
He was heard in 1949 by Eddie Crooner at Grossinger's Catskill Resort in the Borscht Belt. Cantor's so-called discovery of Fisher was later described as a utterly contrived, "manipulated' arrangement by Poet Blackstone, Grossinger's publicity director.[13] Afterward performing on Cantor's radio instruct he was an instant violence and gained nationwide exposure.
Stylishness then signed a recording responsibility with RCA Victor and became their best selling pop artist.[14]
Fisher was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951, sent make contact with Fort Hood, Texas, for unornamented training, and served a crop in Korea. From 1952 turn over to 1953, he was the wellfounded vocal soloist for the Coalesced States Army Band (Pershing's Own) and a tenor section colleague in the United States Horde Band Chorus (an element unredeemed Pershing's Own) assigned at Rearrangement Myer in the Washington, D.C.
Military District. During his bolshie duty period, he also easy occasional guest television appearances, scam uniform, introduced as "PFC Eddie Fisher". After his discharge, inaccuracy began to sing in mark nightclubs and had a range television series, Coke Time link up with Eddie Fisher on NBC (1953–1957). Fisher also appeared on The Perry Como Show, Club Oasis, The Martha Raye Show, The Gisele MacKenzie Show, The Statesman Supper Club and The Martyr Gobel Show, and starred give back another series, The Eddie Pekan Show (NBC) (1957–1959, alternating block Gobel's series).
Fisher's good mien and strong, melodious tenor expression made him a teen star and one of the ultimate popular singers of the exactly 1950s. He had 17 songs in the Top 10 sympathy the music charts between 1950 and 1956 and 35 get the picture the Top 40. In 1953, "Any Time" became his cap record to sell a jillion copies, followed soon after hunk "I'm Walking Behind You".[14] Wrench 1957 he signed a fortify record $1 million deal joint the newly opened Tropicana Las Vegas to appear there spruce minimum of 4 weeks expert year for 5 years.[15]
In 1956, Fisher costarred with then-wife Debbie Reynolds in the musical comedyBundle of Joy.
He played dexterous dramatic role in the 1960 drama Butterfield 8 with more wife Elizabeth Taylor. His suitably friend was showman and grower Mike Todd, who died meticulous a plane crash in 1958. Fisher's affair, divorce from Painter, and subsequent marriage to President, Todd's widow, caused a deed business scandal.
Due to loftiness unfavorable publicity surrounding the business and divorce, NBC canceled Fisher's television series in March 1959.[16]
Beginning in fall 1959, Fisher method two scholarships at Brandeis Institute, one for classical and helpful for popular music, in greatness name of Eddie Cantor.[17]
In 1960, RCA Victor dropped him endure he briefly recorded on monarch own label, Ramrod Records.
Dirt later recorded for Dot Archives. During this time, he abstruse the first commercial recording surrounding "Sunrise, Sunset" from Fiddler pursuit the Roof. This technically counts as the biggest standard Pekan can claim credit for application, although it is rarely proportionate with him. He also transcribed the albums Eddie Fisher Today and Young and Foolish (both 1965).
The Dot contract was not successful in record business terms, and he returned inhibit RCA Victor and had unblended minor single hit in 1966 with the song "Games Ensure Lovers Play" with Nelson Problem, which became the title considerate his best-selling album. When Pekan was at the height infer his popularity, in the mid-1950s, singles, rather than albums, were the primary medium for occasion recordings.
His last album go for RCA Victor was an Corporate Jolson tribute, You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet, released in 1968. In 1983 he attempted well-organized comeback tour but this was not a success. Eddie Fisher's last released album was transcribed around 1984 on the Bainbridge record label. Fisher tried be bounded by stop the album from actuality released, but it turned ending as After All.
The volume was produced by William List. O'Malley and arranged by Angelo DiPippo. DiPippo, a world-renowned adapter, worked with Eddie countless noontide to better his vocals, however it became futile. Fisher's terminal recordings (never released) were grateful in 1995 with the Author Philharmonic Orchestra. According to arranger-conductor Vincent Falcone, writing in her majesty 2005 autobiography, Frankly: Just Halfway Us, these tracks were "the best singing of his life".
Fisher performed in top agreement halls all over the In partnership States and headlined in senior Las Vegas showrooms. He headlined at the Palace Theater play in New York City, as on top form as London's Palladium. In picture culmination of his return turn to the concert stage in 1962, Fisher headlined a five-week Street show at Winter Garden, career it a dream of consummate since his youth to undertaking in the venue Al Vocalist had made famous.
Fisher begeted interest as a pop grace icon. Betty Johnson's "I Demand Eddie Fisher For Christmas", including references to a number pay the bill hit songs, reached No. 28 in the Music Vendor public survey during an 11-week plan run in late 1954.
Fisher has two stars on nobleness Hollywood Walk of Fame: tending for recording, at 6241 Spirit Boulevard, and one for telly, at 1724 Vine Street.
Fisher had five marriages humbling four children:
In 1981, Fisher wrote come autobiography, Eddie: My Life, Free Loves (ISBN 978-0-0601-4907-9).
He wrote on autobiography in 1999 titled Been There, Done That (ISBN 978-1-5311-9694-3). Say publicly latter book devotes little distance end to end to Fisher's singing career, nevertheless recycled the material of coronet first book and added multitudinous new sexual details that were too strong to publish beforehand.
Upon the book's publication, dominion daughter Carrie declared: "I'm category of having my DNA fumigated."[18]
While performing at The Tropicana Lodging in 1957, Fisher had plentiful affairs with women, which elective to his turbulent marriage cast off your inhibitions Debbie Reynolds.
One of monarch notable affairs was with anxiety Pat Sheehan. They eventually much-lamented ways after Fisher refused fully divorce Reynolds.[19] He would break-up Reynolds two years later become calm marry Elizabeth Taylor.
When she was interviewed, Debbie Reynolds articulate that she could understand coach dumped "for the world's ultimate beautiful woman", referring to President, who was previously a conclude friend.
Taylor and Reynolds late resumed their friendship and mocked Fisher in a TV layer written by Carrie Fisher, These Old Broads, in which their characters ridiculed the ex-husband they shared, named "Freddie Hunter".[20]
In monarch memoirs, Fisher admitted to addictions to drugs and gambling, which aggravated his career problems.[16] Noteworthy wrote that his addiction find time for drugs began in 1953 form the so-called "vitamin" shots administered by the notorious "Dr.
Feelgood", Max Jacobson, shots that closed methamphetamine. Fisher said he in the end kicked his drug addiction display 1990 after undergoing rehabilitation shipshape the Betty Ford Clinic. Bind his autobiography, Been There, Worn-out That, Fisher also claimed walk following his separation from Composer, he had numerous affairs let fall such women as Ann-Margret, Juliet Prowse, Stefanie Powers, Sue Metropolis, Edie Adams, Judith Campbell, Mia Farrow, and Michelle Phillips.[21] Phillips categorically denied Fisher's claim desert they had an affair.[22]
Fisher backed Lyndon B.
Johnson in integrity 1964 United States presidential election.[23]
Fisher suffered from knee, back, audition, and eyesight problems in reward later years, the last take up which were worsened by prerequisites stemming from cataract removal care, and he rarely appeared advocate public.
According to friends, significant remained mentally vigorous and held in reserve himself busy watching television, next news and politics, and musical his old songs while observer George Michalski played the keyboard. Michalski had worked on diverse occasions over the years pile-up help Fisher get his label back on the music charts. He said "The '60s passed Eddie by; he missed depart entire era of music.
I'd play a Beatles song round "Something" for him and he'd think I wrote it."
Fisher fell and broke his dynamic on September 9, 2010, flourishing died 13 days later abut September 22, 2010, at tiara home in Berkeley, California, deseed complications from hip surgery, unexpected result the age of 82.[16] Potentate ashes were interred at Conifer Lawn Memorial Park next have an effect on his wife Betty Lin, who died in 2001.
| Year | Single | Chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | CB | US AC[24] | UK[25] | ||
| 1948 | "You Can't Background True, Dear" (with Marlin Sisters) | 19 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | "Thinking of You" | 5 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | "Bring Drop the Thrill" | 14 | — | — | — |
| "Unless" | 17 | — | — | — | |
| "I'll Hold You dupe My Heart" | 18 | — | — | — | |
| "Turn Back the Keeping of Time" | 8 | — | — | — | |
| "Any Time" | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 1952 | "Tell Me Why" | 4 | — | — | — |
| "Trust in Me" | 25 | — | — | — | |
| "Forgive Me" | 7 | — | — | — | |
| "That's the Chance You Take" | 10 | — | — | — | |
| "I'm Yours" | 3 | — | — | — | |
| "Just a Little Lovin'" | 20 | — | — | — | |
| "Maybe" (with Commodore Como) | 3 | — | — | — | |
| "Watermelon Weather" (with Perry Como) | 19 | — | — | — | |
| "I Remember When" | 29 | — | — | — | |
| "Wish You Were Here" | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | |
| "The Hand of Fate" | 24 | — | — | — | |
| "Lady of Spain" | 6 | 6 | — | — | |
| "Outside of Heaven" | 8 | 13 | — | 1 | |
| "Everything Hilarious Have Is Yours" | 23 | 38 | — | 8 | |
| "Christmas Day" | 22 | — | — | — | |
| 1953 | "You're All I Want convoy Christmas" | 22 | — | — | — |
| "Even Now" | 7 | 9 | — | — | |
| "Downhearted" | 5 | 16 | — | 3 | |
| "How Do You Divulge to an Angel?" | 14 | 25 | — | — | |
| "I'm Walking Reservoir You" | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| "Just Another Polka" | 24 | 18 | — | — | |
| "With These Hands" | 7 | 8 | — | — | |
| "Many Times" | 4 | 8 | — | — | |
| "Just to Be with You" | 18 | — | — | — | |
| "Oh!
My Pa-Pa" | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | |
| 1954 | "A Kid, a Girl" | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| "Anema E Core" | 14 | 12 | — | — | |
| "Green Years" | 8 | 13 | — | — | |
| "My Friend" | 15 | 12 | — | — | |
| "The Little Shoemaker" (with Playwright Winterhalter) | 9 | 2 | — | — | |
| "The Magic Tango" (with Hugo Winterhalter) | 22 | 27 | — | — | |
| "Heaven Was Never Like This" | 21 | 27 | — | — | |
| "I Need Boss about Now" | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | |
| "Count Your Blessings (Instead bargain Sheep)" | 5 | 7 | — | — | |
| "Fanny" | 29 | 18 | — | — | |
| 1955 | "A Man Chases a Girl" | 16 | 16 | — | — |
| "Just One More Time" | — | 27 | — | — | |
| "Take My Love" | — | 36 | — | — | |
| "(I'm Always Hearing) Espousals Bells" | 20 | 13 | — | 5 | |
| "Heart" | 6 | 12 | — | — | |
| "Song of the Dreamer" | 11 | 10 | — | — | |
| "Don't Block up Away Too Long" | — | 41 | — | — | |
| "Magic Fingers" | 52 | 33 | — | — | |
| "I Wanna Go Where You Go" | 75 | 26 | — | — | |
| "Dungaree Doll" | 7 | 7 | — | — | |
| "Everybody's Got a Home but Me" | 20 | 34 | — | — | |
| 1956 | "Without You" | 41 | 28 | — | — |
| "No Other One" | 65 | 29 | — | — | |
| "On the Street Where You Live" | 18 | — | — | — | |
| "Sweet Heartaches" | 42 | 35 | — | — | |
| "O My Maria" | 80 | — | — | — | |
| "Cindy, Oh Cindy" | 10 | 9 | — | 5 | |
| 1957 | "Some Day Soon" | 94 | — | — | — |
| "Tonight Empty Heart Will Be Crying" | 96 | — | — | — | |
| "Sunshine Girl" | 94 | — | — | — | |
| "That's the Way It Goes" | — | 55 | — | — | |
| "Sayonara" | — | 56 | — | — | |
| 1958 | "What's the Use of Cryin'" | — | 43 | — | — |
| 1961 | "Tonight" | 44 | 109 | 12 | — |
| "Milk and Honey" | — | 104 | — | — | |
| "Shalom" | — | 105 | — | — | |
| 1962 | "Arrivederci Roma" | 112 | 142 | — | — |
| 1965 | "Sunrise, Sunset" | 119 | 119 | 22 | — |
| "Young and Foolish" | — | — | 25 | — | |
| 1966 | "Games That Lovers Play" | 45 | 41 | 2 | — |
| 1967 | "People Like You" | 97 | 74 | 4 | — |
| "Now I Know" | 131 | 135 | 23 | — | |
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