Background
Born in Plymouth, England to Harry Lomax Davis and Queenie Davis, she began to sing for her father"s band, and became popular singing for British and Allied troops during World World War World War II
Born in Plymouth, England to Harry Lomax Davis and Queenie Davis, she began to sing for her father"s band, and became popular singing for British and Allied troops during World World War World War II
Her younger sister is Lisa Davis Waltz, a teen actress in the 1950s and 1960s and later, the voice of Cruella DeVille in Disney"s 101 Dalmatians. Glenn Miller discovered her in London, and she sang for the Army Air Force Orchestra. She also performed and recorded with Django Reinhardt in Paris.
She moved to Los Angeles after the war with her father"s big band, and with Frank Sinatra for one year on Your Hit Parade.
She was part of The Four Girls singing group, with Jane Russell, Rhonda Fleming, Della Russell and Connie Haines. They recorded sixteen singles, and albums which became best sellers.
She appeared both in variety shows and films. They had three children, William Bell, Merry Bell and Melinda Beryl.
The marriage ended in divorce.
In 1996, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Palm Springs Walk of Stars was dedicated to her. On 28 October 2011, Davis died in Los Angeles from complications of Alzheimer"s disease, at age 87. She was buried at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, Los Los Angeles