Hannah Jones

Carmen Miranda was born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha on February 9, 1909, near Porto, Portugal, in the town of Marco de Canavezes. Not long after her birth her family moved to Brazil, where her father was involved in the produce business. The family settled in the then-capital city of Rio de Janeiro. After leaving school, Carmen got a job at a local store, and began singing on the job. Before long she was discovered and got a singing job on a local radio station. She ultimately got a recording contract with RCA. By 1928 she was a genuine superstar in Brazil. As with other popular singers of the era, she eventually made her way into the film world. She made her debut in the Brazilian documentary A Voz do Carnaval (1933). Two years later she appeared in her first feature film, Alô, Alô, Brasil (1935). However. it was Estudantes (1935) that seemed to solidify Carmen in the minds of the Brazilian movie audiences. Now they realized she could act as well as sing. Although there was three years between "Alo, Alo Carnaval" and Banana-da-Terra (1939), Carmen continued to churn out musical hits in Brazil. The latter film would be the last in her home country. In late 1939 Carmen arrived, with much fanfare in the press, in New York City. She was now ready to capture Americans' hearts with her talent. She appeared in some musical revues on Broadway and, just as everyone thought, was a huge hit. In 1940 Carmen was signed to appear in the Twentieth Century-Fox production Down Argentine Way (1940), with Betty Grable and Don Ameche. The only complaint that critics had was the fact that Carmen was not on the screen enough. In 1941 she was again teamed with Ameche in addition to Alice Faye in That Night in Rio (1941). The film was extremely popular with the theater patrons. Her unique songs went a long way in making her popular. It was after Weekend in Havana (1941) that American cartoon artists began to cash in on Carmen's ever-growing popularity. In the 1930s and 1940s cartoons were sometimes shown as a prelude to whatever feature film was showing. Sure enough, the cartoon version of Carmen came wriggling across the screen, complete with her trademark fruit hat and wide, toothy grin. In 1942 Carmen starred in Springtime in the Rockies (1942) with Betty Grable and Cesar Romero, both of whom she had worked with before. It was shortly after this that America began adopting her style of dress as the latest fad. 1944 saw her in three films: Something for the Boys (1944), Four Jills in a Jeep (1944) and Greenwich Village (1944). The first two did well at the box-office, but the last one left a lot to be desired. It was her last busy year in film. Carmen made one film each in 1945, '46, '47 and '48. After that she didn't make a film for two years, until Nancy Goes to Rio (1950), a production for MGM. Once again she didn't make a film for several years, returning with Scared Stiff (1953). She did stay busy, singing on the nightclub circuit and appearing on the relatively new medium of television. However, "Scared Stiff" was her final performance on the silver screen. On August 4, 1955, she suffered a heart attack, although she didn't realize it at the time, during a video taping of The Jimmy Durante Show (1954). She went home after attending a party. Early the next morning, on August 5, Carmen suffered a fatal heart attack. She was just 46 years old. Her body was flown to her adopted country of Brazil, where her death was declared a period of national mourning.

John Lennon was born on October 11, 1969 in England United Kingdom, and died on October 11, 1969 in Greater London County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Lennon.

John Ono Lennon II was born on November 21, 1968 in London, England United Kingdom to John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and had siblings Sean Lennon and John Lennon. John Lennon died on November 21, 1968 in London, Greater London County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Ono Lennon II.

Alfred Lennon was born on December 14, 1912 in Liverpool, Merseyside County, England United Kingdom. He married Julia (Stanley) Lennon on December 3, 1938, and they were married until Julia's death on July 15, 1958. They had a child John Lennon. He would also marry Pauline Jones in 1966, and they were married until Alfred's death on April 1, 1976. They had children David Henry Lennon and Robin Francis Lennon. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alfred Lennon.

Julia (Stanley) Lennon was born on March 12, 1914 in Liverpool, Merseyside County, England United Kingdom, and died at age 44 years old on July 15, 1958 in Liverpool. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Julia (Stanley) Lennon.

Anthony Cox was born in 1937 in United States. He was married to Yoko Ono on November 28, 1962 and they later divorced on February 2, 1969. Anthony Cox has a child Kyoko Ono Cox. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Anthony Cox.

Kyoko Ono Cox was born on August 8, 1963 in Tokyo, Tokyo Japan. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kyoko Ono Cox.

Sean Lennon was born on October 9, 1975 in New York, New York United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sean Lennon.

Yoko Ono was born on February 18, 1933 in Tokyo, Tokyo Japan. She married Anthony Cox on November 28, 1962 and they later divorced on February 2, 1969. They had a child Kyoko Ono Cox. She also married John Lennon on March 20, 1969, and they were married until John's death on December 8, 1980. They had children John Ono Lennon II, John Lennon, and Sean Lennon. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Yoko Ono.

Cynthia Lennon was born on September 10, 1939 in Blackpool, England United Kingdom. She was married to John Lennon on August 23, 1962 and they later divorced on November 8, 1968. She had a child Julian Lennon. Cynthia Lennon died at age 75 years old on April 1, 2015 in Calvià, Balearic Islands County, IB Spain. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Cynthia Lennon.

Julian Lennon was born on April 8, 1963 in Liverpool, England United Kingdom to John Lennon and Cynthia Lennon. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Julian Lennon.