Tony Martin
Tony Martin (born Alvin Morris, December 25, 1913 – July 27, 2012) was an Americanactor and singer who was married to performer Cyd Charisse for 60 yearsMartin was born as Alvin Morris in San Francisco, California, the son of Hattie (née Smith) and Edward Clarence Morris. His family was Jewish, and all of his grandparents had immigrated from Eastern Europe. He received a saxophone as a gift from his grandmother at the age of ten.In World War II, he first joined the United States Navy, but as a result of rumors that he had gotten an officer's commission through bribery he left the navy and joined the United States Army Air Forces. As a corporal he was assigned to Capt. Glenn Miller's band, then was promoted to technical sergeant in the Air Transport Command and stationed in India, where Brig. Gen. William H. Tunner, commanding the Hump Airlift, put him to work as an entertainer, forming a troupe of amateur talent from the command and taking it around the various bases to perform. He eventually signed with Mercury Records, then a small independent run out of Chicago, Illinois. He cut 25 records in 1946 and 1947 for Mercury, including a 1946 recording of "To Each His Own" which became a million-seller. This prompted RCA Victor records to offer him a contract, which he signed in 1947 after satisfying his contract obligations to Mercury
Tony Martin
Tony Martin
Tony Martin
Tony Martin
Tony Martin
Tony Martin
Tony Martin
Tony Martin
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