Popular 1960s Singer Passed Away At Age 101

Jane Mor­gan, the ele­gant Amer­i­can singer known for her smooth voice and hit song “Fas­ci­na­tion,” has died at the age of 101

Mor­gan passed away peace­ful­ly in her sleep on Mon­day while in hos­pice care in Naples, Flori­da, her fam­i­ly con­firmed, accord­ing to The Hol­ly­wood Reporter.

She rose to fame per­form­ing in Paris night­clubs in the late 1940s before return­ing to the U.S., where she became a pop­u­lar star through the mid-1960s. Mor­gan appeared on many TV vari­ety shows and even per­formed at the Oscars, earn­ing a rep­u­ta­tion as a classy and grace­ful enter­tain­er

Jane Mor­gan was born named Flo­rence Cather­ine Cur­ri­er on May 3, 1924, in New­ton, Mass­a­chu­setts. She stud­ied music at the Juil­liard School and began her career as a vocal­ist with the orches­tra of band­leader Bernard Hil­da in Paris. Singing in both Eng­lish and French, she became a sen­sa­tion in Euro­pean night­clubs and devel­oped a devot­ed fol­low­ing in France

Her break­out hit came in 1957 with the roman­tic bal­lad “Fas­ci­na­tion,” which became her sig­na­ture song. The suc­cess of “Fas­ci­na­tion” launched Mor­gan into Amer­i­can star­dom, lead­ing to fre­quent appear­ances on TV vari­ety shows such as The Ed Sul­li­van Show, The Per­ry Como Show, and The Dean Mar­tin Show. Her classy image and flu­ent French also made her a favorite with inter­na­tion­al audi­ences

Through­out her career, Mor­gan record­ed dozens of albums, blend­ing pop, stan­dards, and show tunes. She per­formed for sev­er­al U.S. pres­i­dents and at pres­ti­gious venues, includ­ing the Acad­e­my Awards. While her chart suc­cess slowed in the late 1960s, she remained a beloved live per­former

In 1965, she mar­ried Jer­ry Wein­traub, a promi­nent music man­ag­er and film pro­duc­er. The cou­ple had four chil­dren and remained togeth­er until his death in 2015. After retir­ing from the spot­light, Mor­gan lived a qui­et life in Flori­da.