once said. “They used to call me the Scottish Shirley Temple.”Ross grew up in Hollywood, appearing in a 1937 short film, playing Judy Garland’s kid sister in the 1943 flick “Presenting Lily Mars.” She went on to play roles in two 1980s films — “Superman III,” and “Throw Momma From the Train” — and the 1993 Robert Altman comedy-drama “Short Cuts.”She’s better known, though, for her jazz world credentials and rocky personal life.In 1957, Ross and the singers Dave Lambert and Jon Hendricks formed a trio and became innovators of multitrack recordings with their massively popular vocal album “Sing a Song of Basie.” The group went on to win a Grammy Award in 1962 for their album “High Flying” — and is often described as “the greatest jazz vocal.
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