Celebrated Singer Jane Morgan Weintraub Passes Away at 101

Jane Morgan Weintraub, a renowned singer, Broadway performer, and television personality prominent during the 1950s and 1960s, has passed away at the age of 101 due to natural causes in Naples, Florida. Her family confirmed her peaceful passing in her sleep. As Jane Morgan, she was a familiar face on television variety shows throughout the Golden Age, including appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show—where she holds the record for the most performances by a female singer, totaling fifty. Her career began in her childhood in Florida, and she trained as a lyric soprano at Juilliard before gaining international fame in France, where she was celebrated as "The Toast of Paris." Returning to the U.S., Morgan signed with Knapp Records and released several successful albums, earning six gold records. Her signature song, "Fascination," released in 1957, and other hits like "The Day The Rains Came" and "Blue Hawaii," solidified her status in the traditional pop genre. In 1962, Morgan married entertainment industry giant Jerry Weintraub, who managed artists such as Elvis Presley and John Denver and produced blockbuster films like The Karate Kid. The couple adopted three daughters and she becam...