Donna Loren

Donna Loren
Donna Loren in 1964
Born	Donna Zukor (1947-03-07) March 7, 1947 (age 70) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S
Occupation	Singer, Actress, Entertainer
Years active	1955–present
Spouse(s)	Lenny Waronker (1968–1986) (divorced) 3 children Jered Cargman (1995-present) 2 children
Website	http://www.donnaloren.net/

Donna Loren (born March 7, 1947) is an American singer and actress. A 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, a frequent vocalist on ABC-TV's 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. She retired in 1968 to marry and raise a family. She recorded again in the 1980s and ran her own fashion business, ADASA Hawaii, throughout the 1990-2000s. In 2009, Loren returned to performing. Her most recent releases include the album Love It Away (2010), the EP Donna Does Elvis in Hawaii (2010), and the compilation These Are the Good Times: The Complete Capitol Recordings (2014). Her first book, Donna Loren: Mover and Shaker in the Center of a Mid-Sixties Pop Maelstrom, will be released in 2017.

Loren was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Her mother Ruth and her adopted father Morey Zukor (Morris Zukovsky) 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 (who she would work with many times throughout her career). By 1956, she was performing with The Moppets Group and also recorded a single "I Think It's Almost Christmas Time" (Fable). On her tenth birthday, Loren appeared on The Mickey Mouse Club on the Friday "Talent Round-Up Day", performing the songs "I Didn't 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 Publishing Company's new label Crest. Her first two efforts for that label, "Hands Off", written by Billy Page, arranged by his brother Gene Page, and Glen Campbell's "I'm So Lonely" were produced by Jimmy Bowen – another person who would play a significant role throughout Loren's career – and were recorded at Gold Star Studios. It was also at Crest that she began to use the professional name Donna Loren, having previously recorded under the names of Donna Zukor (Morey's pen-name and Donna's legal name), Donna Dee, and Barbie Ames. On television, Loren appeared on Playhouse 90 episode "In the Presence of Mine Enemies" (1960), featuring Robert Redford.