Carmen Miranda

Carmen Miranda was born on February 9, 1909, in Marco de Canavezes, Portugal. She died on August 5, 1955, in Los Angeles, California.

Miranda was a popular singer in Brazil. She performed in clubs, made records, and appeared in films. In the mid-1930s, Lee Shubert, a Broadway producer, saw her show in Brazil and offered her a part in a Broadway show.

In 1940, Miranda signed with 20th Century Fox. Her debut in Down Argentine Way made her a star during the 1940s. Her last screen role was in Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis's 1953 film Scared Stiff.

Miranda died of a heart attack in 1955, shortly after She died of a heart attack, after performing a dance number on Jimmy Durante's television show.

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