Monica Boyar

Monica Boyar is a Dominican nightclub club singer who was popular in the 1940s and 1950s.

Musical Influence

Boyar became a United States citizen after residing in the country from the age of six. She is a dedicated student of the folk music of all countries.

She was called the satin Latin song stylist. and sometimes the Ruban Blue-Bird. Walter Winchell said that she was the finest Latin talent in the entertainment field in 1960.

During the 1939 New York World's Fair she made a concerted effort to persuade Americans to adopt the Dominican Republic's native dance, the merengue. An initial reluctance eventually subsided, and by 1955 it was the fastest growing dance in the U.S. When Boyar introduced calypso songs to America, many felt the music was not commercial. By 1954 calypso songs were among the bestsellers.

She introduced a new song, That's Why A Woman Loves A Heel, in October 1945. By 1948 Boyar had appeared on every overseas radio network. Boyar entertained at Ciro's in Mexico City and the Hotel Nacional in Havana. Among her numerous nightclub engagements was a December 1955 performance at the Viennese Lantern, at 242 East 79th Street in Yorkville, Manhattan. A lawsuit was taken out by an angry tenant who resided above the club. He contended that Boyar's bongo drummer kept him awake.

Clothing Designer

Boyar was a fashion designer for stage and motion picture stars. Her designs were very original yet simple. She also created expensive handbags. She had over two hundred gowns to wear to performances in her New York City apartment.

Other

She appeared in Princess Papaya (1945). The concert film directed by Josef Berne included footage of dancer Sylvia Opert. Boyar played a singer in an episode of the television show Mister Peepers, in 1952. In 1961 she received a Universal Pictures screen test.

Marlon Brando visited Boyar, who was a friend of his, when she was hospitalized at Lennox Hill Hospital, in January 1955. She married comedian Lee Tully in March 1958 and divorced him in Mexico in June. She was previously married to actor Leslie Nielsen. Boyar and Nielsen were married for five years, separating in August 1955. Nielsen obtained a default divorce in June 1956.

He agreed to pay $19,000 in lieu of alimony with monthly instalments of $500.

References

• "Brook Club Star Resented Broadway Role In Stage Play That Brought Her Fame". Bradford Era. July 6, 1949. p. 6. 
• "Walter Winchell". Charleston Daily Mail. October 29, 1945. p. 10. 
• "Dorothy Kilgallen; Broadway". Charleston Gazette. January 14, 1955. p. 6. 
• "Default Divorce Obtained by Nielsen". Long Beach Independent. June 9, 1956. p. 5. 
• "It Happened Last Night". Lowell Sun. March 26, 1961. p. 32. 
• "Monica Boyar Due For Spanking". Lowell Sun. March 30, 1961. p. 15. 
• "Dorothy Kilgallen". Mansfield News Journal. June 24, 1958. p. 22. 
• "Walter Winchell". Nevada State Journal. August 26, 1960. p. 8. 
• "Harold Lang Gets Top Role In Show". New York Times. August 21, 1948. p. 9. 
• "Monica Boyar". New York Times. December 13, 1955. p. 56. 
• "The Voice of Broadway". Oneonta Star. October 31, 1955. p. 4. 
• "Salamanca Women Will Marvel At Gowns Designed By Brook Club Singer". Salamanca Republican-Press. July 8, 1949. p. 5. 
• "Ex Canadian Farm Boy Gets Sophisticated Film City Rolse". San Mateo Times. June 2, 1956. p. 17. 
• "Monica Boyar's Dominion:Merengue and Goulash". Yuma Daily Sun. October 25, 1955. p. 10. 

External links

• Monica Boyar in a Honolulu Advertiser photo (1961)

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