MacKenzie, Gisele

▪ 2004

Gisele Marie Louise Marguerite LaFleche 

      Canadian-born singer and actress (b. Jan. 10, 1927, Winnipeg, Man.—d. Sept. 5, 2003, Burbank, Calif.), became known as Canada's first lady of song in the 1940s and appeared in the U.S. with such stars as Bob Crosby and Jack Benny before becoming one of the regulars on the weekly television show Your Hit Parade, on which she performed from 1953 to 1957. She then had her own show for six months, in 1963 became a regular on The Sid Caesar Show, and thereafter appeared as a guest on TV game shows and series.

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