Helen Stuart
Born(1919-01-10)January 10, 1919
DiedAugust 16, 2016(2016-08-16) (aged 97)
Carmel, New York, U.S.
OccupationSinger
Spouses
Eugene Marcovicci
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(m. 1945; died 1968)​
    Dana Carroll
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    (m. 1980, died)​
    Children2; including Andrea Marcovicci

    Helen Stuart Marcovicci (January 10, 1919 – August 16, 2016) was an American cabaret and torch singer.

    Stuart appeared at New York City venues including the Maisonette Room, the La Vie Parisienne, and the Glass Hat[1][2] (where Martin and Lewis met)[3][4] during the heyday of her career in the 1940s.[2][5] In the later 20th and 21st centuries, she appeared in stage shows with her daughter, cabaret star Andrea Marcovicci,[6] at venues including the Oak Room in New York City.[7]

    Stuart came to New York as an au pair from Pennsylvania. A beauty,[2][7] she was Miss Television at the 1939 New York World's Fair, after which she began appearing as a singer.[2] Stuart married Transylvania-born, Vienna-educated physician Eugen (later Eugene) Marcovicci, who was about 34 years her senior,[5] having been born in 1885.[8] After that she changed her name to Marcovicci and curtailed her singing career.[9] She was the mother of racing-engine firm owner[10] Peter Marcovicci[11] and actress/singer Andrea Marcovicci, who credits her mother with passing down her love of and skill in cabaret.[5][7][11][12] She was widowed in 1968 and remarried Dana Carroll in 1980 who preceded her in death.[13]

    Discography

    Albums (as Helen Marcovicci)
    • I'm Stepping Out With a Dream Tonight[14]
    • Seems Like Old Times (2008, CD Baby)[15]
    Compilations (as Helen Marcovicci)
    • "Look for the Silver Lining" (featuring Andrea Marcovicci) on Just Kern by Andrea Macovicci (1992, Elba)[16]

    References

    1. ↑ Michael Miyazaki (December 13, 2008). "Classics From a Classic..." Miyazaki Cabaret Update: DC & Beyond. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
    2. 1 2 3 4 Whitney Balliet (December 21, 1992). "Child of Cabaret". The New Yorker. Vol. LXVIII, no. 44. p. 110. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
    3. ↑ "Jerry Lewis Biography". Bio. A&E Television Networks. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
    4. ↑ "Night Club Reviews - Glass Hat, New York". Billboard. Vol. 56, no. 37. September 9, 1944. p. 26. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
    5. 1 2 3 Ron Alexander (December 3, 1992). "AT THE ALGONQUIN WITH: Andrea Marcovicci; Love Gone Wrong In Songs, Not Heart". New York Times. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
    6. ↑ Howard Reich (July 30, 2013). "Cabaret star Andrea Marcovicci seeks to revive a vanished era". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
    7. 1 2 3 Richard David Story (January 4, 1993). "Hotline - Scenes". New York. p. 20. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
    8. ↑ Jerry Tallmer (November 26, 2004). "Besotted with Fred Astaire Cabaret performer pays tribute to his singing". Downtown Express. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
    9. ↑ Alix Cohen (December 8, 2010). "Andrea Marcovicci: Breakfast by Candlelight". Woman Around Town. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
    10. ↑ "1972 McRae GM1 Formula 5000". Race-cars.com. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
    11. 1 2 John Start (June 13, 1988). "Torch Singer Andrea Marcovicci Finds Someone to Love in Her New Mentor, Filmmaker Henry Jaglom". People. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
    12. ↑ Bill Kohlhaase (February 20, 1999). "Passing the Torch Back and Forth". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
    13. ↑ Obituary, legacy.com. Accessed December 27, 2023.
    14. ↑ "I'm Stepping Out With a Dream Tonight". Andrea Marcovicci website - Discography. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
    15. ↑ Seems Like Old Times at AllMusic. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
    16. ↑ Just Kern at AllMusic. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
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