The Andrews Sisters (music) and Jacques Plante (lyrics). The English lyrics were written by Mitchell Parish. The Andrews Sisters formally broke up in 1953. Maxene and LaVerne tried to continue the act as a duo and met with good press during a 10-day tour of Australia, but a reported suicide attempt by Maxene in December 1954 put a halt to any further tours (Maxene spent a short time in the hospital after swallowing 18 sleeping pills, an occurrence that LaVerne told reporters was an accident). Maxene and LaVerne did appear together on "The Red Skelton Show" on October 26, 1954 singing the humorous
Bobby Lauher with songs by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (the songwriting Sherman Brothers team famous for their "Mary Poppins" songs), and starring Patty Andrews (of the 1940s Andrews Sisters). Various other credits are: Bobby Lauher was born August 30, 1930, in Illinois, USA, and died August 22, 1973, in Tarzana, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Bobby Lauher Bobby Lauher (1930–1973) was an American actor best known for his television skit work with Ernie Kovacs. He was a co-author of a 1971 play in L.A. that brought back Patty Andrews (of the 1940s Andrews Sisters singing act), who, because of