Jane Morgan Weintraub, ’50s Singer and Wife of Jerry Weintraub, Dies at 101

Jane Morgan, 1960s. — TV Guide/Courtesy Everett Collection

Jane Morgan, best known for her singing performances in the 1950s and ’60s, has died at the age of 101 on August 4, 2025. Her family shared that she passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Naples, Florida.

Born Florence Catherine Currier on May 3, 1924, in Newton, Massachusetts, Morgan attended the Juilliard Conservatory in New York, where she trained as a lyric soprano at a young age. To help pay her tuition, she sang in small clubs and restaurants, which eventually led to a fateful meeting with French bandleader Bernard Hilda. Impressed by her talent, he brought her to Europe, where she quickly became known as “The Toast of Paris.”

After finding success overseas, Morgan returned to the United States and signed with Knapp Records. Her albums The American Girl From Paris and All The Way became hits, and she earned six gold records over the course of her career. One of her most memorable songs, “Fascination,” released in 1957, became a signature tune and was later featured in films and shows such as Diner, The Next Karate Kid, Call The Midwife and Fallout.

Recording artist Jane Morgan (L) and her husband Jerry Weintraub speak during the installation ceremony for her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 6, 2011 in Hollywood, California

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She is believed to have appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show 50 times, more than any other female singer. She also performed on The Colgate Comedy Hour, The Dean Martin Show, The Jackie Gleason Show and Perry Como’s Kraft Music Hall, among many others. In 1971, she playfully answered Johnny Cash‘s “A Boy Named Sue” with her own rendition called “A Girl Named Cash” on The Johnny Cash Show.

She married entertainment manager Jerry Weintraub in 1965, and Morgan embraced her role as stepmother to Weintraub’s son Michael. Together, they adopted three daughters named Julie, Jamie and Jody.

In 2011, her long career was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her husband Jerry passed away in 2015, and her daughter Julie predeceased her. She is survived by her son Michael Weintraub and his wife Maria, daughters Jamie and Jody, six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.