Peggy Connelly

[2] As a teenager, she sang for military personnel in Texas in shows sponsored by the Red Cross and the USO.

[1] Connelly's singing career began on radio stations in Fort Worth and with local dance bands.

She also appeared with backup arranged by Marty Paich on one side of an LP, Peggy Connelly Sings (rec.

[citation needed] Connelly appeared in The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955), Houseboat (1958), and the television show Take a Good Look with Ernie Kovacs.

[5] On November 13, 1957, in Cleveland, Ohio,[6] Connelly married comedian Dick Martin.