Photos: Singer Eydie Gorme dies
Eydie Gorme (gor-MAY'), a popular nightclub and television singer as a solo act and as a team with husband Steve Lawrence, has died. She was 84. Gorme had a huge solo hit in 1963 with "Blame it on the Bossa Nova." She died in a Las Vegas hospital Saturday.
Eydie Gorme
This 1956 file photo shows Eydie Gorme. Gorme, a popular nightclub and television singer as a solo act and as a team with husband Steve Lawrence, has died. She was 84. Her publicist, Howard Bragman, says she died at a Las Vegas hospital Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013 following an undisclosed illness. (AP Photo)
Eydie Gorme, Steve Lawrence
In this May 30,1998 file photo, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme arrive at the black-tie gala called "Thanks Frank" honoring Frank Sinatra in Las Vegas. Gorme, a popular nightclub and television singer as a solo act and as a team with husband Steve Lawrence, has died. She was 84. Her publicist, Howard Bragman, says she died at a Las Vegas hospital Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013 following an undisclosed illness.(AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)
Gorme Lawrence
This Dec. 29, 1957, file photo, shows Eydie Gorme and Steve Lawrence, both 22, on their wedding day in Las Vegas. Gorme, a popular nightclub and television singer as a solo act and as a team with husband Steve Lawrence, has died. She was 84. Her publicist, Howard Bragman, says she died at a Las Vegas hospital Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013, following an undisclosed illness. (AP Photo/File)
Gorme and husband with Johnny Carson
Comedian Johnny Carson, second from right, is shown with his wife, Joanne, second from left, Steve Lawrence, left, and Eydie Gorme at a party hosted by Carson in the Louis XVI Suite at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, May 10, 1967. Lawrence and Gorme opened at Waldorf's Empire Room. (AP Photo)
Gorme and husband with Steve Martin
Steve Martin, left, gets a kiss from Missy the Poodle, as Tony award winning actress Judith Ivy, second left, greets Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme backstage at New York's Carnegie Hall, June 17, 1983 after the duo's performance. Ivy won her Tony award for her Broadway performance of "Steaming". The poodle belongs to Lawrence and Gorme. (AP Photo/David Handschuh)
Eydie Gorme, Steve Lawrence
A 1963 photo of singers Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme. (AP Photo)
Eydie Gorme with Ronald Reagan
President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy are surrounded by Hollywood friends, Dec. 1, 1985 in Burbank, Calif., after the taping of a CBS-TV special honoring the president titled "All-Star Party For Dutch Reagan". Seated, from left: Maureen Reagan, the president, Mrs. Reagan and Michael Reagan. Standing, from left: Frank Sinatra, Burt Reynolds, Dean Martin, Eydie Gorme, Vin Scully, Steve Lawrence, and Paul Keys. (AP Photo/Scott Stewart)
Eydie Gorme, Steve Lawrence
A 1963 photo of Steve Lawrence and wife, Edyie Gorme. (AP Photo)
Obit Eydie Gorme
In this photo provided by the Las Vegas News Bureau, Eydie Gorme and Steve Lawrence wedding at the El Rancho Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas December 29, 1957. Eydie Gorme died August 10, 2013 in Las Vegas at the age of 84. (AP Photo/Las Vegas News Bureau Archives)
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This photo provided by the Las Vegas News Bureau shows the Caesars Palace marquee with Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme headlining on Feb. 28, 1973. Gorme, a popular nightclub and television singer as a solo act and as a team with her husband, Steve Lawrence, has died. She was 84. (AP Photo/Las Vegas News Bureau)
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This photo provided by the Las Vegas News Bureau shows Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme opening at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas, March 28, 1961. Gorme, a popular nightclub and television singer as a solo act and as a team with her husband, Lawrence, has died. She was 84. (AP Photo/Las Vegas News Bureau)
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This photo provided by the Las Vegas News Bureau shows Steve Lawrence,left, Edyie Gorme, center, and Jerry Lewis during the MDA Telethon at the Sahara Hotel, Sept. 6, 1993. Gorme, a popular nightclub and television singer as a solo act and as a team with her husband, Steve Lawrence, has died. She was 84. (AP Photo/Las Vegas News Bureau)