Penny Singleton

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Birth Name: Marianna Dorothy Agnes Letitia McNulty

Born: 15 September 1908 Died: 12 November 2003

Country of origin: United States

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AFI's Female Legends Nominations (250 items)
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Published 13 years, 6 months ago

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Hollywood Walk of Fame - S (163 items)
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Published 11 years, 6 months ago

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Penny Singleton Videos

Blondie & Dagwood April Fools Day 1940

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The Varsity Drag dance - from Good News (1930) with Penny Singleton

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Added 11 years ago

The Varsity Drag

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Description: Her father was Irish Philadelphian newspaperman, Benny McNulty. He was related to Jim Farley Roosevelt's campaign managers and later Postmaster General. As a child, she sang songs at a silent movie theater. After the sixth grade she joined a touring vaudeville act called "The Kiddie Kabaret." Billed as Penny McNulty, she sang and danced with Milton Berle and Gene Raymond. Her first speaking part was in a Jack Benny Broadway show "Great Temptations". Moving to Hollywood, she took a new name after marrying dentist Lawrence Singleton. Her first name derived from having saved large amounts of penny coins. She ... (more)