Carmel Quinn

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Carmel Quinn
Quinn in 1964
Background information
Born(1925-07-31)31 July 1925
Dublin, Ireland
Died6 March 2021(2021-03-06) (aged 95)
Leonia, New Jersey, United States
GenresPop, musical theatre
Occupation(s)Singer, entertainer
Spouse(s)William Fuller

Carmel Quinn (31 July 1925 – 6 March 2021) was an Irish-American entertainer who appeared on Broadway, television and radio after immigrating to the United States in 1954.

Biography

Quinn was born in July 1925

The Isle of Innisfree".[citation needed
]

After coming to the United States in 1954, she appeared on the

The Joe Franklin Show, Match Game, Candid Camera, and other variety and talk shows.[4]

She went on to appear in numerous musical roadshows, and starred in

The Whistling Gypsy Rover".[citation needed
]

She continued to record, and many of her early recordings have been reissued on CD. In 1991, she was the second woman to receive the John F. Kennedy Award for excellence in her field.[5] She also continued to perform her cabaret show throughout the United States as well as maintaining a commitment to numerous American and Irish charities.[6] Quinn was a longtime resident of Leonia, New Jersey, acquiring her first home there, after coming to the United States.[7]

Personal life and death

Quinn was married to Irish businessman and impresario William "Bill" Fuller (1917–2008); the marriage eventually ended in divorce. Quinn never remarried.[8] The couple had four children, Michael, Jane, Terry and Sean. Michael predeceased his parents, dying from an undiagnosed cardiac ailment in 1988, aged 31.[9]

She died of pneumonia at her home in Leonia, on 6 March 2021, at the age of 95.[10]

Discography

References

  1. ^ Date of birth given as 31 July at Quinn's official website, carmelquinn.net. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  2. ^ Profile (as Carmel Q. Fuller), Intelius.com. Retrieved 30 June 2016.(subscription required)
  3. ^ Emblen, Frank, "New Jersey Guide", The New York Times, 23 February 1986. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
  4. ^ Profile, IMDb. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  5. ^ "John F. Kennedy National Award". St. Patrick’s Committee of Holyoke. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  6. ^ Official Carmel Quinn website, carmelquinn.net. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  7. ^ Roura, Phil. "Carmel Quinn Hits The Eire Notes" (15 March 1998), New York Daily News; "Separated from her husband for the last 23 years, Quinn lives quietly in her suburban Leonia home: 'The first and only house I've lived in since coming to America.'"
  8. ^ Bill Fuller obituary, The Guardian; 9 September 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  9. ^ Re death of son, Michael Fuller, People. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Irish singer and entertainer Carmel Quinn passes away in New Jersey". IrishCentral.com. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

External links

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