Bonnie Lou Williams

American singer and actress from California Williams was discovered by Johnny Mercer in 1942, and she started her career by singing with Bobby Sherwood's orchestra, as "Bonnie Lou". In 1944, she joined Tommy Dorsey's orchestra where she started to use her full name. During her career, she also performed with the orchestras of Bob Crosby, Jerry Colonna, Gordon Jenkins, Axel Stordahl, and Bob Dawes. In 1946 she signed a solo recording contract with Black & White. She was an actress with Los Angeles Civic Light Opera, where she appeared in over 80 stage plays. She was also a 'ghost singer' for several notable screen actresses, including Virginia Mayo (2), June Haver, and Lana Turner. In her later years, Williams worked as an administrative assistant at airline music programming service Music in the Air. She was married to trombonist Walter Benson from 1945 to 1949, with whom she had a son, Terry Williams. Born: 25 June 1925 in Stockton, California, USA Died: 4 March 1986 in Tarzana, California, USA