Donna Loren

Donna Loren is an American singer and actress. A very prolific performer in the 1960s, starting while still attending Venice High School in western Los Angeles, she was the Dr Pepper spokesperson from 1963 to 1968, frequent vocalist on ABCTVs Shindig, and a cast member of the American International Pictures Beach Party movie franchise. Loren regularly performed live, and appeared on numerous variety and musical shows. She guest starred on episodic television series including Dr. Kildare, Batman, and The Monkees. In 1968 she retired to marry and raise a family. She recorded again in the 1980s and ran her own fashion business ADASA Hawaii throughout the 19902000s. In 2009 Loren returned to performing, and her most recent releases include the album Love It Away , the EP Donna Does Elvis in Hawaii , and the critically acclaimed compilation These Are the Good Times The Complete Capitol Recordings . Her first book, Donna Loren Mover and Shaker in the Center of a MidSixties Pop Maelstrom, wi

Loren was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Her mother Ruth and her adopted father Morey Zukor are deceased. Her adopted father, Morey, and uncle Louis Zukor were both animators. Her brothers are Alan Zukovsky and Rick Zukovsky. Loren performed in amateur talent shows from the early age of six and, in 1955, sang on a radio commercial for Meadow Gold Ice Cream appearing with Dick Beals, who was famous for playing the character of Speedy Alka Seltzer. In the same year, she was a frequent performer on the music radio series Sqeakin Deacon with James Burton . By 1956, she was performing with The Moppets Group and also recorded a single I Think Its Almost Christmas Time . On her tenth birthday, Loren appeared on The Mickey Mouse Club on the Friday Talent RoundUp Day, performing the songs I Didnt Know the Gun was Loaded and Pennies from Heaven. Loren continued to perform and record through the late 1950s and early 1960s, with her songs released on Skylark and Ramada, as well as the American Pu

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