Bonnie Lake(1916-1992)
- Music Department
Singer and songwriter, the younger sister of actress
Ann Sothern. Bonnie was tutored in the art
of writing lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II and showed such
remarkable talent that she later made career-boosting impressions on
famous composers Vernon Duke and
Jerome Kern. She eventually wrote songs for
Duke Ellington,
Louis Armstrong, the Dorseys and
Benny Goodman.
During the 1940s, she sang with the Artie Shaw orchestra and the band of her then husband, trombonist Jack Jenney for whom she also arranged. Among her compositions are 'Sandman' (with Ralph Freed), 'Cuban Boogie Woogie' (with 'Charles LaVere'), 'This Time the Dream's on Me' (for Artie Shaw) and Edgar De Lange). The latter was a homage to Jenney who had died unexpectedly. Following the war years, Bonnie became involved with the Armed Forces Radio and wrote the theme music for The Ann Sothern Show (1958). In the late 1950s, she formed an advertising company in New York, turning out jingles which she wrote and performed. Her second husband, Russ Case, was a trumpet player and bandleader with whose orchestra she successfully revived many of her earlier compositions.
During the 1940s, she sang with the Artie Shaw orchestra and the band of her then husband, trombonist Jack Jenney for whom she also arranged. Among her compositions are 'Sandman' (with Ralph Freed), 'Cuban Boogie Woogie' (with 'Charles LaVere'), 'This Time the Dream's on Me' (for Artie Shaw) and Edgar De Lange). The latter was a homage to Jenney who had died unexpectedly. Following the war years, Bonnie became involved with the Armed Forces Radio and wrote the theme music for The Ann Sothern Show (1958). In the late 1950s, she formed an advertising company in New York, turning out jingles which she wrote and performed. Her second husband, Russ Case, was a trumpet player and bandleader with whose orchestra she successfully revived many of her earlier compositions.