14 Facts About Barbara McNair

Barbara Jean McNair was an American singer and theater, television, and film actress.

In 1958, Barbara McNair released "Till There Was You", her debut single for Coral Records, which was a commercial success.

Barbara McNair performed all around the world, touring with Nat King Cole and later appearing in his Broadway stage shows I'm with You and The Merry World of Nat King Cole in the early 1960s.

Barbara McNair died of throat cancer on February 4,2007, at the age of 72.

Barbara McNair briefly attended UCLA because she had been raised to believe that whatever people planned to do with their lives they had to go to college to learn how to do it.

Barbara McNair dropped college after one year when she felt it had nothing to do with what she wanted to accomplish.

Barbara McNair was quickly replaced by Helen O'Connell as she was deemed too young to fit in with the rest of the group.

From 1963 until 1971, Barbara McNair was married to Jack Rafferty.

Three years after Manzie's death, Barbara McNair married Ben Strahan in 1979 in Las Vegas.

In October 1972, Barbara McNair was arrested for possession of heroin at the Playboy Club in New Jersey.

The charges stemmed from Barbara McNair's signing for a package delivered to her home that contained drugs.

Barbara McNair stated she had had no knowledge of the contents of the package nor who had sent it.

Barbara McNair filed for bankruptcy in September 1987, with debts totaling $458,399.

Barbara McNair died on February 4,2007, in Los Angeles, after a seven-year battle with throat cancer.