He then returned to RCA and had a minor singles hit in 1966 with the song Games That Lovers Play, which became the title of his best selling album. In the 1960s he changed recording labels, moving to Ramrod Records. His last wife, Betty Lin, died Apin San Francisco, California.įisher is the father of two children by Reynolds, actress Carrie Fisher and Todd Fisher, and he is the father of two children by Stevens, actress Joely Fisher and actress Tricia Leigh Fisher. Fisher's affair and subsequent marriage to Todd's famous widow caused a show business scandal because he and his first wife, also famous, had a very public divorce.Įddie Fisher has been married five times, first to actress Debbie Reynolds (1955-1959), second to actress Elizabeth Taylor (1959-1964), third to actress Connie Stevens (1967-1969), fourth to Terry Richard (1975-1976), and fifth to Betty Lin (1993-2001). His best friend was showman/producer Mike Todd, who died in a plane crash in 1958. He played a serious role in the 1960 drama BUtterfield 8 with wife Elizabeth Taylor. In 1956, Fisher costarred with wife Debbie Reynolds in the musical comedy Bundle Of Joy. He had seventeen songs in the Top 10 on the music charts between 19 and thirty-five in the Top 40, which included the 1955 song I Love You. He also had a variety television series, Coke Time with Eddie Fisher (NBC) (1953)-(1957), appeared on Perry Como's show, The Chesterfield Supper Club, the George Gobel Show, and had another series, The Eddie Fisher Show (NBC) (1957)-(1959).Ī pre-Rock and Roll traditional pop vocalist, Eddie Fisher's strong and melodious tenor made him a teen idol and one of the most popular singers of the 1950s. The photos of him in uniform during his time in the Service did not hurt his civilian career, after his discharge he became even more popular singing in top nightclubs. He was then signed to a contract with RCA-Victor Records.įisher was drafted into the Army in 1951 and sent to Texas for basic training. Upon joining Cantor's radio show he was an instant hit and gained nationwide exposure. He was heard by Eddie Cantor at Grossinger's Resort in the Catskills of upstate New York in 1949. He sang on the radio in high school and was later on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, a popular amateur contest that was broadcast over the radio before moving to television.īy 1946 Fisher was crooning with the bands of Buddy Morrow and Charlie Ventura. It was known at an early age that he had talent as a vocalist and he started singing in numerous amateur contests, which he usually won. To his family, Eddie Fisher was always called Sonny Boy or Sonny. Joe's surname was originally Fisch, but became Fisher upon entry to the United States. His parents, Joe and Kate, were both Russian Jewish immigrants. He was born Edwin Jack Fisher in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the fourth child of Joseph Fisher and Katherine Monacher. Eddie Fisher (born August 10, 1928) is an American singer and entertainer.
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