Sidney Leibowitz was born on July 8, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York
and his wife, Edith Gormezano was born in the Bronx on August 16, 1931
 
The two have appeared together since meeting on Steve Allen's,
The Tonight Show in the mid 1950s. The husband and wife team
won the Las Vegas Entertainment Award for
"Musical Variety Act Of The Year" four times, three of them consecutively.
They have been honored with a lifetime achievement award
from the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and in 1995 were the
recipients of an Ella Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Singers.
 
While major success as a duo on stage, their biggest hit singles
were individual efforts. Eydie landed on the charts 17 times
with “Blame It On The Bossa Nova” in the top ten in 1963.      
 
Among his two dozen visits to the Hit Parade,
Steve Lawrence had one number one hit single, “Go Away Little Girl” in 1962
and four top ten hits, “Party Doll” in 1957, “Pretty Blue Eyes” in 1959,
“Footsteps” in 1960 and “Portrait Of My Love” in 1961.
 
Steve Lawrence is an actor as well, appearing in guest roles on television shows
such as The Carol Burnett Show, Night Gallery,
Police Story, Murder, She Wrote, Gilmore Girls, and CSI.
 
He was awarded a Drama Critics Circle Award and a Tony Award
nomination for his performance of What Makes Sammy Run
on Broadway, and two Emmy Awards —one for production
—for Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin,
which altogether won seven Emmys.
 
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