Word: lilly
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Dates: during 1972-1972
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Died. Lale Andersen, 59, German cabaret singer whose sultry recording of Lilli Marlene was a radio favorite on both sides of the battle lines during World War II, and who recently published her memoirs. The Sky Has Many Colours (TIME, Sept. 4); of a heart attack; in Vienna...
...Lilli of the lamplight...
...Lilli Marlene...
Some thought Lilli Marlene was a respectable girl who was bidding goodbye to a drafted soldier; others suspected that she lounged around lanterns for immoral purposes. No matter. The lament that began as the signing-off tune of Nazi-occupied Radio Belgrade eventually crossed Allied lines, was translated into 42 languages and became the great hit of World War II. German Singer Lale Andersen, whose sensuous, never-never-land tones made the record so popular, is now retired, but last week, at 59, she published her memoirs, recalling her surprise at Lilli's phenomenal success. To commemorate the lamplight...