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Mel Tormé
Composer, arranger, actor, and singer Mel Tormé (1925–1999) began performing at the age of four. He led his vocal group The Mel-Tones before going solo. Tormé co-composed "The Christmas Song," appeared in film and television, and authored five books. The special effect in this William P. Gottlieb photograph was made by using dry ice in a dressing room sink to underscore Torme's nickname, "The Velvet Fog." |