Melvin
Howard
(Mel)
"The Velvet Fog"
Tormé
Born in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Brother of
Myrna Arlene (Tormé) Williams
Husband of
Arlene (Miles) Dickson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Florence Ann (Tockstein) Gould
— married
Feb 1949 (to 1955) [location unknown]
Husband of
[private wife (1930s - unknown)]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 73
in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Sep 2014
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Biography
Mel Tormé is Notable.
He was born on 13 Sep 1925 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA [1] and his parents were Betty (Sopkin) and William Torma or Torme. [2]
Mel Torme married 4 times ...
- m: Feb 1949 to Florence "Candy" Tockstein or Toxton; with 2 children; divorced: 1955
- m: 1956 Phyllis Arlene Miles; divorced: 1965
- m: 20 May 1966 Thora Janette Scott (actress Janette Scott) with 2 children, including jazz vocalist James Tormé; divorced: 20 Mar 1978 [3]
- m: 1984 Ali Severson.
Sources
- ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates 1871-1940" on FamilySearch database (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMW-73SN : 18 May 2016) citing Cook County Courthouse in Chicago, IL; Cook County Clerk; certificate #40228; for Melvin Howard Torme, b: 13 Sep 1925 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
- ↑ Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates on ancestry.com citing registration: 21 Sep 1925 Cook County, Illinois; certificate #40228 for Melvin Howard Torme, b: 13 Sep 1925 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (father: Wm. D. Torme @27, b: c1898 Russia & mother: Betty Sopkin @24, b: 1901 New York).
- ↑ California, Divorce Index 1966-1984 on ancestry.com; for Melvin H. Torme & Thora J. Torme.
- Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #5612 (accessed 5 March 2024)
Memorial page for Mel Torme (13 Sep 1925-5 Jun 1999), citing Westwood Memorial Park, Westwood, Los Angeles County, California, USA (plot: Section B, Lot 114); Maintained by Find a Grave.
- Wikidata: Item Q470848, en:Wikipedia
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Married 2) Phyllis Arlene Miles in 1956. Their union ended in divorce in 1965.
Married 3) Thora Janette Scott [Scott-32620] (actress Janette Scott) on May 20, 1966. Together they became the parents of 2 children, including jazz vocalist James Tormé. Their divorce was finalized on Mar. 20, 1978.<ref>California, Divorce Index, 1966-1984 for Melvin H Torme & Thora J Torme (Ancestry.com [on-line database]).</ref>
Married 4) Ali Severson in 1984.