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1926 – She was born this year in Santa Rosa, California, as Gayle Peck, she was the daughter of Jack and Josephine Peck, who were a vaudeville song-and-dance team.
1940 – She was 14, the family moved to Los Angeles. Shortly after that, she began appearing in movies.
1945 - She graduated from the Hollywood Professional High School.
1947 – She was She was married to Jack Webb of Dragnet fame.
1953 – They got divorced this year.
1955 - She recorded 32 albums in a career that began in 1955 with a live performance at the 881 Club in Los Angeles. She was named one of Billboard's most popular female vocalists for this year and for two more consecutive years.
1959 – After her divorce from Jack Webb, she met jazz composer and musician Bobby Troup at a club on La Brea Blvd they got married this year.
1972 - Her acting career lasted more than 35 years, ending with the role of nurse Dixie McCall, RN, on the TV show Emergency from this year until 1979.
1995 – She suffered a stroke.
2000 – She died Encino, California, at the age of 74.
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