Ann Dee
DEE, Ann (DE SPIRITO, Angela Maria) - 1920 - 2005. Ann Dee, of Ann's 440 Club, San Francisco fame, is credited with giving such entertainers as Johnny Mathis, Fran Jefferies, Lenny Bruce, T.C. Jones, Charles Pierce and many more their start. Ann passed March 22, 2005 in Joshua Tree, CA, where she resided. Ann Dee, a chanteuse; a cabaret, supper club and even a jazz singer recorded under Capitol Records label and was considered by her peers as a singer's singer. She is survived by her brother Lee and sister-in-law, Bebe De Spirito; nephew, John; niece, Debby Foley; and many loving friends.
Published in San Francisco Chronicle on Mar. 31, 2005
Published in San Francisco Chronicle on Mar. 31, 2005
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