Robie Lester

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Robie Lester

Born

March 23, 1925 (Age: 80)

Place of Birth

Megargel, Texas, USA

Died

June 14, 2005

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Roberta Lester
Roby Charmandy

Biography

Robie Lester (born Roberta Lester) was an American voice artist, singer, actress, and author.

Lester was born in Megargel, Texas and raised in northern Ontario, Canada.[1] After a few years in Detroit, she joined the US Army Air Corps before attending UCLA with a major in music. In Hollywood, she worked with Henry Mancini and Herb Alpert, recorded for Liberty, Warner Brothers and A&M, and sang demos for songwriters. At A&M Records Lester recorded one of her most frequently heard, though uncredited, contributions—the Spanish verse in the Sandpipers 1966 hit "Guantanamera".

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