Ella Logan (born Georgina Armour Allan; 6 March 1913 – 1 May 1969) was a Scottish-American actress and singer who appeared on Broadway, recorded and had a nightclub career in the United States and internationally.
[4] Her stage career in the United States began with an appearance in the Broadway musical revue Calling All Stars in 1934.
[6] Logan returned to Broadway in 1947 starring as Sharon McLonergan in the original production of Finian's Rainbow, introducing the show's most famous songs, "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?
[7] She recorded the show's score for a second time in 1954 for the LP Ella Logan Sings Favorites from Finian's Rainbow, accompanied by pianist George Greeley.
It was released by Capitol Records in 1955 (H-561 in the US, and L-561 in Australia), and included her versions of songs she did not sing in the show such as "Necessity" and "The Begat"[8] This was the second of her two solo albums.
[6] Logan's career was hampered by the FBI, which reportedly suspected her of having communist ties but never found any evidence to support such allegations.
Due to John J. Huber's Senate Judiciary Committee testimony of 1950, Logan was listed as a Communist sympathizer in Red Channels.
[9] Her niece was actress and noted jazz singer Annie Ross and her nephew was Jimmy Logan, a Scottish actor.