Judy Valentine

Who is Judy Valentine?

Judy Valentine, an American singer and actress, was born 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts. While still a teenager, Valentine began singing professionally in local nightclubs. At 22, she married songwriter/disc-jockey Sherm Feller, who assumed an active role in promoting her career.

Throughout the 1940s and 1950s she recorded a series of hits including “I'm a Little Teapot”, “Kiss Me Sweet”, and “She Was Five And He Was Ten”, all of which showcased her childlike soprano. At this time, her husband hosted radio station WEEI’s musical variety program Club Midnight, where Valentine found herself periodically taking over duties for the absent Feller, who had a fondness for cards. The marriage eventually dissolved and in 1960 Valentine was approached by Boston television station WHDH/Channel 5 to appear in a summer television children’s series ultimately titled Judy and Goggle. Goggle was a hand-puppet and operated by then unknown puppeteer Caroll Spinney.