- Geboren am
- Verstorben22. September 2008 · Clearwater Beach, Florida, USA (myasthenia gravis)
- GeburtsnameYvonne Marie Antoinette JaMais
- Connie Haines wurde am 20 Januar 1921 in Savannah, Georgia, USA geboren. Sie war Schauspielerin, bekannt für Die Venus verliebt sich (1950), A Wave, a WAC and a Marine (1944) und Twilight on the Prairie (1944). Sie war mit Del Courtney und Robert De Haven verheiratet. Sie starb am 22 September 2008 in Clearwater Beach, Florida, USA.
- EhepartnerDel Courtney(1966 - 1972) (geschieden)Robert De Haven(7. September 1951 - 19. Februar 1952) (geschieden, 2 Kinder)
- When Haines died at age 87, she was survived by her 109-year-old mother, Mildred JaMais (1899-2010).
- The first white singer to record for Motown Records, she released '14 songs written by Smokey Robinson, including "What's Easy for Two Is Hard for One".
- Once while performing the Dorsey Orchestra, an errant match ignited her evening gown. Frank Sinatra who was standing nearby managed to douse the flames with his sport coat. The never-say-die Connie got up and finished the song in her charred dress.
- Claims that Tommy Dorsey taught both her and Frank Sinatra how to breath properly so that each word had a clear sound.
- She sang on Frank Sinatra's 90th birthday TV tribute in 1995.
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