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Dorothy Squires
Dorothy Squires was born Edna May Squires in Pontyberem,
Carmarthenshire (South Wales) on 25 March 1915. She began to
perform professionally as a singer at the age of 16, working
mostly with the orchestra of Billy Reid who was her partner
for many years.
Reid began to write songs for her, and in the immediate
post-war years she recorded the original version of his
composition, A Tree in the Meadow (best known
in the US by Margaret Whiting, whose version reached Number One on
the American charts).
Her recording of Reid's composition, I'm Walking Behind
You was covered by Eddie Fisher - which also became a Number
One hit in the US - and her recording of The Gypsy
hit the top of the charts Stateside when it was covered by The Ink
Spots.
After her relationship with Reid ended she married actor Roger
Moore in 1953 in New Jersey. The marriage ended in 1961 when Moore
(12 years her junior) left Squires and moved in with Luisa
Mattioli. Moore and Squires officially divorced in 1969.
Squires had further hits in 1969 and 1970, including a
cover of the classic My Way, popularised by Frank
Sinatra. She returned to EMI briefly in 1973.
Dorothy Squires lost her home in 1988 following bankruptcy
proceedings. She retired to Wales and died of lung cancer in
Llwynpia Hospital, Rhondda, on 14 April 1998.
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