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Nan Wynn

Nan Wynn

Acting

Biography

Nan Wynn, born Masha Vatz (May 8, 1918 – March 21, 1971) was an American big-band singer, and Broadway and film actress.

Known For

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948
Princess O'Rourke
6.5

A down-to-earth pilot charms a European princess on vacation in the United States.

Princess O'Rourke

1943
Jam Session
7.0

A young woman from Kansas (Ann Miller) arrives in Hollywood with hopes of a movie career.

Jam Session

1944
Pardon My Sarong
6.5

A pair of bus drivers accidentally steal their own bus. With the company issuing a warrant for their arrest, they tag along with a playboy on a boat trip that finds them on a tropical island, where a jewel thief has sinister plans for them.

Pardon My Sarong

1942
My Gal Sal
5.8

Biopic chronicling the early life of gay nineties-era songwriter Paul Dresser as he outgrows his job as carnival entertainer and moves up into New York society, writing one hit song after another. Despite his egotistical behavior, he manages to woo and win Sally Elliott, one of the more popular songstresses of the day

My Gal Sal

1942
Million Dollar Baby
6.3

A sudden windfall has unexpected consequences on a working class girl during the Great Depression.

Million Dollar Baby

1941
Intrigue
5.6

Dishonorably discharged from the Army Air Corps, Brad Dunham (George Raft) disconsolately decides to try his luck with Shanghai's postwar black market. Teaming with the treacherous Tamara Baranoff (June Havoc), Dunham prospers in his newly-found illicit profession, much to the dismay of his best friend, reporter Mark Andrews (Tom Tully). When Tamara has the troublesome Andrews murdered, Dunham realizes the folly of his behavior and works overtime to squash the black market for good and all.

Intrigue

1947
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
6.5

A 4F military school teacher's lie about being accepted for active duty causes problems on the home front.

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

1943
Is Everybody Happy?
10.0

This is the story of Ted Lewis, popular band leader and clarinettist.

Is Everybody Happy?

1943
A Shot in the Dark
5.7

A reporter and a police detective sort through the clues in a night-club owner's murder.

A Shot in the Dark

1941
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6.5

A musical short subject in which band leader Freddie Rich conducts three musical numbers with his orchestra, with solos by Nan Wynn with the Three Symphonettes. In the midst of the radio broadcast on which the band is performing, a gangly guitarist named Joe Sodja interrupts and asks to perform.

Freddie Rich and His Orchestra

1938
On the Air
10.0

The setting is a radio broadcast with the bands of Leith Stevens and Bobby Hackett, the vocals by Nan Wynn and a speciality bit by Leslie Lieber playing a toy whistle. Future-and-long-time-voice of the New York Yankees baseball team, Mel Allen (as Melvin Allen), served as the announcer.

On the Air

1939