Leah Ray
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Leah Ray Hubbard Werblin (February 16, 1915 - May 27, 1999) was an American singer born in Norfolk, Virginia
who performed in the Big Band
era and who sang and acted in more than a dozen motion pictures.
While performing with the Phil Harris
orchestra, she met Music Corporation of America
executive Sonny Werblin
. They married on March 27, 1938 and had three sons: Robert, Thomas, and Hubbard. The Werblin's were married for more than 50 years until his death in 1991. She and her husband established the David and Leah Ray Werblin Foundation that provided financial support for Rutgers University, charitable causes, and cultural activities. http://ur.rutgers.edu/focus/article/Gift%20honors%20memory%20of%20%22Sonny%22%20Werblin/339/
and builder of the Meadowlands Sports Complex
which included a horse racing
venue. Leah Ray Werblin and her husband raced Thoroughbred
horses under the nom de course, Elberon Farm. Among their racing successes, their colt, Silent Screen
, was voted the 1969 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt.
Leah Ray Werblin died on May 27, 1999, at her home in Rumson, New Jersey
at the age of 82.
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
who performed in the Big Band
Big band
A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately twelve to twenty-five musicians...
era and who sang and acted in more than a dozen motion pictures.
While performing with the Phil Harris
Phil Harris
Harris and Faye married in 1941; it was a second marriage for both and lasted 54 years, until Harris's death. Harris engaged in a fistfight at the Trocadero nightclub in 1938 with RKO studio mogul Bob Stevens; the cause was reported to be over Faye after Stevens and Faye had ended a romantic...
orchestra, she met Music Corporation of America
Music Corporation of America
MCA, Inc. was an American talent agency. Initially starting in the music business, they would next become a dominant force in the film business, and later expanded into the television business...
executive Sonny Werblin
Sonny Werblin
David Abraham "Sonny" Werblin was a prominent entertainment industry executive and sports impresario who was an owner of the New York Jets, Chairman of Madison Square Gardens, and who built and managed the Meadowlands Sports Complex.A graduate of Rutgers University, Werblin went to work for Music...
. They married on March 27, 1938 and had three sons: Robert, Thomas, and Hubbard. The Werblin's were married for more than 50 years until his death in 1991. She and her husband established the David and Leah Ray Werblin Foundation that provided financial support for Rutgers University, charitable causes, and cultural activities. http://ur.rutgers.edu/focus/article/Gift%20honors%20memory%20of%20%22Sonny%22%20Werblin/339/
Thoroughbred racing
Sonny Werblin was a shareholder and director of Monmouth Park RacetrackMonmouth Park Racetrack
Monmouth Park Racetrack is an American race track for thoroughbred horse racing in Oceanport, New Jersey. It is owned by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and is operated under a five-year lease as a partnership with Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City.Monmouth Park's marquee event...
and builder of the Meadowlands Sports Complex
Meadowlands Sports Complex
The MetLife Sports Complex is a sports and entertainment facility located in East Rutherford, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, owned and operated by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority...
which included a horse racing
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
venue. Leah Ray Werblin and her husband raced Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horses under the nom de course, Elberon Farm. Among their racing successes, their colt, Silent Screen
Silent Screen
Silent Screen was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. He was trained by J. Bowes Bond for owners Sonny and Leah Ray Werbin who raced under the nom de course, Elberon Farm....
, was voted the 1969 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt.
Leah Ray Werblin died on May 27, 1999, at her home in Rumson, New Jersey
Rumson, New Jersey
Rumson is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,122.Rumson was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 15, 1907, from portions of Shrewsbury Township, based on the results of a...
at the age of 82.