Virginia Ellen Simms was an American popular singer and film actress.
13 Facts About Ginny Simms
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Ginny Simms sang with big bands and with Dinah Shore, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Jo Stafford, among others.
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Ginny Simms worked as an MGM and Universal film actress and appeared in 11 movies from 1939 to 1951, when she retired.
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Ginny Simms's family moved to California, where she attended Fresno High School and Fresno State Teachers College, where she studied piano.
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In 1932, Ginny Simms became the vocalist for the Tom Gerun band in San Francisco, working together with other vocalists including a young Tony Martin and Woody Herman.
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Ginny Simms nearly married Kyser but left his orchestra in September 1941 for her own radio show.
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Ginny Simms starred in several more films, including Here We Go Again, Hit the Ice, Broadway Rhythm and the sanitized Cole Porter biopic Night and Day.
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In 1951, Ginny Simms hosted a local television show on KTTV Channel 11 in Los Angeles that featured dance bands and talent from military bases around Southern California.
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Ginny Simms entertained troops during World War II, and after the war, she continued to help servicemen.
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Ginny Simms is sponsoring the construction of 450 homes for vets in Los Angeles.
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Ginny Simms died after suffering a heart attack in Palm Springs on April 4,1994 at the age of 80.
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Ginny Simms's remains are interred at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California.
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Ginny Simms was survived by her husband, Donald Eastvold Sr.