Singer, actress, and dancer Helen O’Connell Joined the Jimmy Dorsey
band and in 1939 had her best selling records in the early 1940s with
“Green Eyes”, “Amapola”, “Tangerine” and “Yours”. She retired from
show business upon her first marriage in 1943. When the marriage
ended in 1951, she resumed her career, making some successful
records and regular appearances on television. Helen was one of the
first "girls" on NBC’s The Today show, and at one point she had her
own NBC program called Here’s Hollywood, conducting interviews with
celebrities, often in their own homes. O’Connell co-hosted the Miss
USA and Miss Universe pageants with Bob Barker (below) from 1972
to 1980.
Bob Barker and Helen O’Connell
MY ALL TIME FAVORITE !!