Name: Shelley Fabares
Date of Birth: 19 January 1944 Some sources give Shelley Fabares' year of birth as 1942 and 1946. The year on her birth certificate is 1944. Niece of actress Nanette Fabray. Had two Top 40 hits, including the #1 record "Johnny Angel" in 1962. During the mid-1980s, she and Heather Langenkamp teamed up for a "Murder, She Wrote" (1984)-style pilot for a TV series called Suburban Beat (1985) (TV). They were cast as housewives who solved mysteries. Received a liver transplant in October 2000. Her liver failed due to an auto-immune disorder. ... Is the best friend of Annette Funicello. Is portrayed by Lorraine Landry in A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story (1995) (TV) Stepmother of Erin Farrell and Michael Farrell. Frank Sinatra once sang to her on one of his TV specials in the 1950s. Carl Betz starred as her father in "The Donna Reed Show" (1958) and the movie Spinout (1966). Fabares' three movies with Elvis Presley - Girl Happy (1965), Spinout (1966) and Clambake (1967) - were not the only associations she had had with "The King." When her one-hit-wonder "Johnny Angel" topped the charts April 7, 1962, she was ousted from the number one position two weeks later by Presley's "Good Luck Charm." The two future co-stars held the number one and number two chart positions through late April into May 1962. Incidentally, backing Fabares on "Johnny Angel" were Glen Campbell (guitar), Hal Blaine (drums), The Blossoms (backing vocals), etc. Her sister, Smokey, gave her away at her marriage to Mike Farrell. Considered Donna Reed as her second mother. Played Elvis Presley's leading lady a record three times: Girl Happy (1965), Spinout (1966) and Clambake (1967). Her mother died from Alzheimer's. Read more Shelley Fabares movies (actor)User Comments |
