Torme Shows Improvement; Death of His Father Announced
Mel Torme is showing signs of recovery from the stroke he suffered Aug. 8, according to spokesperson Rob Wilcox. The 70-year-old singer has been removed from intensive care and taken off the respirator that has aided his breathing for the last week.
Although some weakness, according to Wilcox, still remains in his left side, Torme is now able to sit up in a reclining chair. Not yet able to speak, he is nonetheless in good spirits and communicates via written notes and gestures. His physicians are still hopeful for a full and complete recovery.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Aug. 31, 1996 For the Record
Los Angeles Times Saturday August 31, 1996 Home Edition Calendar Part F Page 4 Entertainment Desk 1 inches; 21 words Type of Material: Correction
Mel Torme--Singer Mel Torme is still in intensive care at a local hospital following a stroke. A story in Friday’s Calendar misstated his progress.
Wilcox also announced that Torme’s father, William Torme, 98, who had been in declining health, died on Wednesday.
Mel Torme’s performance last summer at the Disney Institute will be telecast Oct. 26 on the A&E; cable network. A CD of that performance will be released by Concord Records on Oct. 23. The tribute to Ella Fitzgerald recording Torme was working on at the time of his stroke has been postponed until next year.
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