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    • Nat King Cole - BEVERLY HILLS, CA - APRIL 18:  (L-R) EIF Women's Cancer Research Fund co-founder Jamie Tisch, honorary chair Rita Wilson, co-founder Quinn Ezralow, Editor-in-Chief of Glamour magazine/Nat King Cole Award honoree Cindi Leive, co-founder Anne Douglas, honorary chair Kate Capshaw and co-founders Marion Laurie and Kelly Chapman Meyer onstage at the 15th Annual 'An Unforgettable Evening' Benefiting EIF's Women's Cancer Research Fund held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 18, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.
    • Nat King Cole - BEVERLY HILLS, CA - APRIL 18:  Editor-in-Chief of Glamour magazine/Nat King Cole Award honoree Cindi Leive arrives at the 15th Annual 'An Unforgettable Evening' Benefiting EIF's Women's Cancer Research Fund held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 18, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.
    • Nat King Cole - CHICAGO - JULY 19: A tear rolls down the cheek of Thomas Wortham, the father of slain Chicago police officer Thomas Wortham, as he listens to speakers during a signing ceremony for Illinois House Bill 5832 at Nat King Cole Park on July 19, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. The bill mandates 1-3 years jail time for someone caught with a loaded, uncased and accessible firearm without possessing of an Illinois Firearm Owner's Identification Card (FOID). Lawmakers passed the law to remove probation as an option for judges in such cases.
    • Nat King Cole - CHICAGO - JULY 19:  Chicago Mayor Richard Daley arrives for a signing ceremony for Illinois House Bill 5832 at Nat King Cole Park on July 19, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. The bill mandates 1-3 years jail time for someone caught with a loaded, uncased and accessible firearm without possessing of an Illinois Firearm Owner's Identification Card (FOID). Lawmakers passed the law to remove probation as an option for judges in such cases.
    • Nat King Cole - CHICAGO - JULY 19:  Chicago Mayor Richard Daley speaks following a signing ceremony for Illinois House Bill 5832 at Nat King Cole Park on July 19, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. The bill mandates 1-3 years jail time for someone caught with a loaded, uncased and accessible firearm without possessing of an Illinois Firearm Owner's Identification Card (FOID). Lawmakers passed the law to remove probation as an option for judges in such cases.
    • Nat King Cole - CHICAGO - JULY 19:  Chicago Mayor Richard Daley listens to speakers during a signing ceremony for Illinois House Bill 5832 at Nat King Cole Park on July 19, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. The bill mandates 1-3 years jail time for someone caught with a loaded, uncased and accessible firearm without possessing of an Illinois Firearm Owner's Identification Card (FOID). Lawmakers passed the law to remove probation as an option for judges in such cases.
    • Nat King Cole - CHICAGO - JULY 19: Chicago Mayor Richard Daley (R) and Carolyn Wortham, the mother of slain Chicago police officer Thomas Wortham, listen to speakers during a signing ceremony for Illinois House Bill 5832 at Nat King Cole Park on July 19, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. The bill mandates 1-3 years jail time for someone caught with a loaded, uncased and accessible firearm without possessing of an Illinois Firearm Owner's Identification Card (FOID). Lawmakers passed the law to remove probation as an option for judges in such cases.
    • Nat King Cole - CHICAGO - JULY 19:  Chicago Mayor Richard Daley listens to speakers during a signing ceremony for Illinois House Bill 5832 at Nat King Cole Park on July 19, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. The bill mandates 1-3 years jail time for someone caught with a loaded, uncased and accessible firearm without possessing of an Illinois Firearm Owner's Identification Card (FOID). Lawmakers passed the law to remove probation as an option for judges in such cases.
    • Nat King Cole - CHICAGO - JULY 19:  Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (C) greets Thomas and Carolyn Wortham, the parents of slain Chicago police officer Thomas Wortham, following  the signing House Bill 5832 during a ceremony at Nat King Cole Park on July 19, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. The bill mandates 1-3 years jail time for someone caught with a loaded, uncased and accessible firearm without possessing of an Illinois Firearm Owner's Identification Card (FOID). Lawmakers passed the law to remove probation as an option for judges in such cases.
    • Nat King Cole - CHICAGO - JULY 19:  Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signs House Bill 5832 during a ceremony at Nat King Cole Park on July 19, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. The bill mandates 1-3 years jail time for someone caught with a loaded, uncased and accessible firearm without possessing of an Illinois Firearm Owner's Identification Card (FOID). Lawmakers passed the law to remove probation as an option for judges in such cases.
    • Nat King Cole - CHICAGO - JULY 19:  Illinois Governor Pat Quinn displays House Bill 5832 after signing it into law during a ceremony at Nat King Cole Park on July 19, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. The bill mandates 1-3 years jail time for someone caught with a loaded, uncased and accessible firearm without possessing of an Illinois Firearm Owner's Identification Card (FOID). Lawmakers passed the law to remove probation as an option for judges in such cases.
    • Nat King Cole - HAVANA, CUBA - DECEMBER 28:  Dancers perform during a show to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the Cuban Tropicana cabaret, on December 28, 2009, in Havana, Cuba. Celebrities like Josephine Baker and Nat King Cole performed in the world famous open-air cabaret Tropicana, founded in 1939.
    • Nat King Cole - HAVANA, CUBA - DECEMBER 28:  Dancers perform during a show to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the Cuban Tropicana cabaret, on December 28, 2009, in Havana, Cuba. Celebrities like Josephine Baker and Nat King Cole performed in the world famous open-air cabaret Tropicana, founded in 1939.
    • Nat King Cole - HAVANA, CUBA - DECEMBER 28:  Dancers perform during a show to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the Cuban Tropicana cabaret, on December 28, 2009, in Havana, Cuba. Celebrities like Josephine Baker and Nat King Cole performed in the world famous open-air cabaret Tropicana, founded in 1939.
    • Nat King Cole - HAVANA, CUBA - DECEMBER 28:  Dancers perform during a show to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the Cuban Tropicana cabaret, on December 28, 2009, in Havana, Cuba. Celebrities like Josephine Baker and Nat King Cole performed in the world famous open-air cabaret Tropicana, founded in 1939.
    • Nat King Cole - HAVANA, CUBA - DECEMBER 28:  Dancers perform during a show to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the Cuban Tropicana cabaret, on December 28, 2009, in Havana, Cuba. Celebrities like Josephine Baker and Nat King Cole performed in the world famous open-air cabaret Tropicana, founded in 1939.
    • Nat King Cole - HAVANA, CUBA - DECEMBER 28:  Dancers perform during a show to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the Cuban Tropicana cabaret, on December 28, 2009, in Havana, Cuba. Celebrities like Josephine Baker and Nat King Cole performed in the world famous open-air cabaret Tropicana, founded in 1939.
    For a mild-mannered man whose music was always easy on the ear, Nat King Cole managed to be a figure of considerable controversy during his 30 years as a professional musician. From the late '40s to the mid-'60s, he was a massively successful pop singer who ranked with such contemporaries as Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, and Dean Martin. He shared with those peers a career that encompassed hit ...more


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