Norma Deloris Egstrom a spelling accepted by sources such Britannica, the New York Times obituary, and the website peggylee.com maintained by her estate. However, other sources give the name as "Engstrom".}} (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, and actress whose career spanned seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, Lee created a sophisticated persona, writing music for films, acting, and recording conceptual record albums combining poetry and music. Called the "Queen of American pop music", Lee recorded more than 1,100 masters and co-wrote over 270 songs. She is best known for her role in the Walt Disney classic ''Lady and the Tramp'', where she voiced Darling, Peg, the Siamese cats, among others. She received an Academy Award nomination for her role in the 1955 film ''Pete Kelly's Blues''.
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Norma Deloris Egstrom a spelling accepted by sources such Britannica, the New York Times obituary, and the website peggylee.com maintained by her estate. However, other sources give the name as "Engstrom".}} (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, and actress whose career spanned seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, Lee created a sophisticated persona, writing music for films, acting, and recording conceptual record albums combining poetry and music. Called the "Queen of American pop music", Lee recorded more than 1,100 masters and co-wrote over 270 songs. She is best known for her role in the Walt Disney classic ''Lady and the Tramp'', where she voiced Darling, Peg, the Siamese cats, among others. She received an Academy Award nomination for her role in the 1955 film ''Pete Kelly's Blues''.
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