Abbe Lane

Abbe Lane (born Abigail Francine Lassman; December 14, 1932) is an American singer and actress.

Her first marriage was as the fourth wife of Latin bandleader and musician Xavier Cugat, more than thirty years her senior.

[6] Early in her career, Lane was billed as "Abbe Marshall", her adopted forename possibly in tribute to her father, who was known as "Abbey".

During the 1950s and early 1960s she worked as a nightclub singer and was described in a 1963 magazine article as "the swingingest sexpot in show business.

but her recording contract prevented her from appearing on the original cast album of the show.

Lane attracted attention for her suggestive comments, such as "'Jayne Mansfield may turn boys into men, but I take them from there."

Her costume for an appearance on the Jackie Gleason Show was considered too revealing and she was instructed to wear something else.

She was a guest on the television shows of Red Skelton, Dean Martin and Jack Benny.

Abbe Lane and Xavier Cugat