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Bobby Breen

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When you've been a child star and suddenly find yourself with a husky voice, it's hard to convince agents that you're not over the hill. I stopped singing at 16 because of the huskiness and took up the piano. I had the knack for it, but never wanted to be a concert pianist. I just wanted to be back
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After his discharge from the U.S. Army, in 1946, he initially struggled to find work as he returned to show business. He did some theatre work as well as some radio appearances in New York during this period. Because of his voice having changed since becoming an adult, he took singing lessons to
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was discovered at age three by his sister Sally, herself an aspiring musical student who was several years his senior. While their parents did not show any particular interest, Sally decided to help him achieve stardom. With the assistance from her music teacher, Breen got a chance to perform in
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Breen married fashion model Jocelyn Lesh on November 9, 1952. The couple had a son, Hunter Keith Breen, in 1954. Four years later, the marriage became unsustainable, with Jocelyn claiming that he had physically injured her. They went their separate ways, but the divorce was not finalized until
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as entrepreneurs, booking agents and producers arranging musical shows performed by various entertainers at smaller, affordable venues. The business idea is called a "condominium circuit". In later years, it has focused on hiring aged stars of the past, including
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Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, he worked as a singer in nightclubs and as a musical performer in stock theatre, later serving as a guest pianist for the NBC Symphony Orchestra on radio, and hosting a local TV show in New York. He also recorded briefly for the
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front of an audience in a nightclub. Soon, he began winning prizes in theatre competitions, providing significant amount of income to the poor family. Due to his gained popularity, the two siblings decided to look for work and recognition in the
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in 1939, his voice was gradually changing due to puberty. As a result, he retired from the film industry, despite being originally contracted for two additional movies, and instead focused on his education at
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His popularity did not immediately wane during his hiatus, receiving mail from numerous fans across the United States and United Kingdom. He briefly returned to the screen in 1942 to appear as himself in
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were soon assigned to entertain the troops, despite him having retired from show business. Breen was hospitalized in France in 1945 towards the end of the war. For his war efforts, he was awarded the
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immigrants from Russian Empire. They, along with Breen's three older siblings (Gertrude, Sally, and Michael), migrated from Kiev to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1927. Soon after, they relocated to
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label, singing on two singles ("How Can We Tell Him" b/w "Better Late Than Never" and "You're Just Like You" b/w "Here Comes That Heartache"), and produced an unreleased album in 1964, called
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Satisfied with his debut for the studio, RKO signed a deal with him for three additional movies. He was cast in another musical later the same year called
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contracted artist, but ultimately changed his mind because the singer did not suit the type of music Motown produced. In 1953, Breen appeared on
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On February 12, 2012, he was the recipient of the "Forest Trace Honorary Octogenarian: Turn Back Time" award.
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Breen was born Isadore Borsuk on November 4, 1927 (according to some sources he was born in 1928) in
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to explain how his career nose-dived as he entered his teen years and how he fought to recover.
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were appreciated by the listeners. Prior to the release of his first motion picture,
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in 1935, where he received singing lessons from a vocal coach. Film producer
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In November 1948, he went missing while on a private flight from
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His sister Sally died in 1999. That same year, he underwent
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Since the 1970s, he and his wife Audrey had been working in
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by bus in 1934, where he began working with people such as
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Breen was one of the people represented on the cover of
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in local theater productions. Breen later relocated to
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mentioned Breen in his comedy routine "The Palladium".
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Gloria Swanson
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Hollywood
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RKO Radio Pictures
Eddie Cantor
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Let's Sing Again
Freddie Bartholomew
Shirley Temple
Allan Jones
Nelson Eddy
Al Jolson
Henry Armetta
La donna è mobile
Rose Marie

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