Worked at the United Nations due to her fluency in Spanish.
She and husband Steve Lawrence retired from performing for a time, distraught over the
early death of one of their sons. They eventually returned to the
limelight but at a slower pace.
She and husband Steve Lawrence were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1541 Vine Street in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.
Best known for her 1963 Grammy Award-nominated song "Blame it on the Bossa Nova".
Eydie was considered for the role of Fanny Brice in the Broadway show
"Funny Girl" but turned it down when the producers would not cast
husband, Steve Lawrence, in the part of "Nicky Arnstein". Later came Barbra Streisand
and the rest is history.