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Actor-Singer Steve Lawrence, One-Half of Steve and Eydie, Dead at 88

Steve Lawrence, the Fifties and Sixties crooner and actor who teamed with his wife Eydie Gormé to form Steve and Eydie, has died at the age of 88.

While at The Tonight Show, Lawrence met fellow singer and cast mate Eydie Gormé, with the pair marrying in 1957. Over the ensuing decades, Lawrence was a fixture on the small screen, appearing on programs like the Carol Burnett Show, What’s My Line? Lawrence also appeared on Broadway, starring and earning a Tony Award nomination for his role in the 1964 musical What Makes Sammy Run?

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