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Jimmy Durante & birthday gal Carmen Miranda Hot-Cha-Cha
On August 4, 1955 during a live segment of "The Jimmy Durante Show" Carmen Miranda suffered a mild heart attack after completeing a dance number, and nearly collapsed. She quickly pulled herself together and finished the show. At the end of the broadcast, she smiled and waved and exited the stage. She died later that night after suffering a second heart attack at her home on August 5th.
She was just 46 years old. Her body was flown to her adopted country of Brazil where her death was declared a period of national mourning.