Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - I te 13 o Maehe, 1947, he kaiwhakaari ia i te 19 o nga Tohu Academy
i te Shrine Auditorium i Los Angeles, California, i a ia e waiata ana i te "You Keep Coming Back Like a Song" mai i te kiriata puoro "Blue Skies", tetahi o nga waiata i tohua mo te Oscar i taua tau.