Lucille Norman appeared on the Metropolitan Opera Auditions of the Air on December 7,1941, singing an aria from Orfeo ed Euridice by Gluck.
15 Facts About Lucille Norman
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Lucille Norman spent much of the war years as a radio singer.
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One of his most frequent guest artists, Lucille Norman made 73 appearances on the show between 1948 and 1954.
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Lucille Norman starred as mistress of ceremonies of her own half-hour CBS radio show on the West Coast, the Hollywood Music Hall.
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On October 21,1952, Lucille Norman celebrated the fourth anniversary of the show.
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Lucille Norman was seen on various television shows originating in Southern California.
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In 1949, Lucille Norman starred with John Raitt in the musical The New Moon at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Lucille Norman made five starring concert appearances at The Hollywood Bowl, including an annual Gershwin concert.
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Lucille Norman performed as soloist with John Boles at the Easter Concert at the Carmel Valley Bowl on April 4,1954, for an audience of 15,000.
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Lucille Norman performed in various supper clubs in Las Vegas and Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Lucille Norman was the lead singer and star of the Fiesta del Pacifico in 1957.
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Lucille Norman returned to Hollywood acting and singing under contract with Warner Brothers Pictures in 1951 as Abby in Painting the Clouds with Sunshine and she played herself in Starlift.
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Lucille Norman's last acting appearance was in the television series The Colgate Comedy Hour, in which she appeared in a 1955 episode.
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Lucille Norman co-starred with Italian tenor Aldo Monaco on the TV special Songs of Christmas in 1963.
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Lucille Norman's discography is notable for a number of studio cast recordings of popular operettas that she made with Dennis Morgan, Gordon MacRae and other artists that have remained popular and all have been reissued as CDs.