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Corinna Mura

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Corinna Mura
Mura in the musical Mexican Hayride, 1944
Born
Corinna Wall

(1910-03-16)March 16, 1910
DiedAugust 1, 1965(1965-08-01) (aged 55)
Mexico City, Mexico
Occupations
  • Singer
  • diseuse
  • actress
Years active1942–1957
Notable workCasablanca

Corinna Mura (born Corinna Wall; March 16, 1910 – August 1, 1965) was a cabaret singer, actress, and diseuse.[1][2] She had a small role in the classic film Casablanca as the woman playing the guitar while singing "Tango Delle Rose" and "La Marseillaise" at Rick's Café Américain.

Biography

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Mura was born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1910. As a child she was trained by her parents to become a coloratura soprano. She sang three times for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1944, Mura appeared in Cole Porter's hit Broadway musical Mexican Hayride, and can be heard in two numbers on the Decca original-cast album. She was stepmother to author/illustrator Edward Gorey.[3]

Death

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She died in Mexico City on 1 August 1965, at 55 years of age, from cancer.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1942 Call Out the Marines Zana Zaranda
1942 Prisoner of Japan Loti
1942 Casablanca Singer with Guitar Uncredited
1944 Passage to Marseille Singer
1945 The Gay Senorita Corina
1947 Honeymoon Senora Mendoza
1957 The Helen Morgan Story Guitarist Uncredited[4] (final film role)

References

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  1. ^ Oakland Tribune obituary, Saturday, October 20, 1965, p. 5
  2. ^ Wilson, Scott (August 22, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 538. ISBN 9780786479924.
  3. ^ Theroux, Alexander (2011). The Strange Case of Edward Gorey. Fantagraphics, p. 15. ISBN 1606993844.
  4. ^ "The Helen Morgan Story". Retrieved September 1, 2016.
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