Gorme, Eydie (orig. Edith Gormezano)

1931 – She was born on the 16th day of August this year in Bronx, New York, and raised by her immigrant Sephardic Jewish parents.

1946 - She graduated from William Howard Taft high school in 1946 (legendary film director Stanley Kubrick attended the school at the same time), and worked for the United Nations as a translator, using her fluency in the Spanish language.

1952 - She also hired out as a singer, working in the big bands of former Glenn Miller singer Tex Beneke as well as the lesser-known Tommy Tucker, before going on her own in 1952.

1957 – She married Steve Lawrence in Las Vegas on December 29, 1957. They had two sons, one of whom predeceased them.

1960 - Steve and Eydie were awarded the Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group for their song "We Got Us."

1967 – She won a Grammy Award for Best Female Vocal Performance in this year, for her version of "If He Walked Into My Life", from the stage musical Mame. Like her husband, Gormé has appeared on numerous television shows over the years, including The Carol Burnett Show and The Nanny.

1986 - Gormé and Lawrence had two sons, David, who is a composer, and Michael, who was undiagnosed heart condition in this year. He died unexpectedly of ventricular fibrillation at the age of 23.

2002 - The couple has focused strictly on the American pop repertoire, recording several albums themed around individual American pop composers. As the 21st Century arrived, the normally indefatigable couple announced their plans to cut back on their touring, launching a "One More for the Road" tour in 2002.

2006 - Gormé became a blogger, posting occasional messages on her official Web site.