14 Facts About Eileen Barton

Eileen Barton's birthdate is often given as 1929, but a certified copy of her birth certificate shows that she was born in 1924.

Eileen Barton would ask to sing, he would tell her she couldn't, and she would remind him that her daddy was the sponsor, so he'd let her sing a current hit song.

Eileen Barton was a regular on The Milton Berle Show in 1939.

Eileen Barton acted on radio series such as Death Valley Days.

Eileen Barton co-starred on Sinatra's show beginning August 16,1944, and was part of Sinatra's act at the Paramount Theater in 15 appearances there.

Eileen Barton appeared on her own and as a guest performer with such stars as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Nat King Cole, and Danny Kaye.

In 1945, Barton had her own radio program, Teen Timers.

In 1954, she starred in The Eileen Barton Show, a 13-episode transcribed program for the United States Marine Corps.

Eileen Barton met success when she moved to National Records the following year and recorded "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake" and introduced it on Don McNeill's radio program, The Breakfast Club.

Eileen Barton appeared in motion pictures and television, and continued to perform live until the early 1980s.

Eileen Barton married industrialist Dan Shaw in Juarez, Mexico, April 15,1961.

Eileen Barton divorced Lawrence Kane, a salesman and career criminal who was a suspect in the Zodiac Killer murders.

Eileen Barton died at her West Hollywood home from ovarian cancer at the age of 81.

Eileen Barton had no children and was not married at the time of her death.