1. Molly Bee appeared several times on The Ford Show during its run from 1956 to 1961.
17 Facts About Molly Bee
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Molly Bee, who was part Native American, was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on August 18,1939, and raised in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, until her family and she moved to Tucson, Arizona, sometime in the 1940s.
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In 1950, when Molly Bee was 11, the Beachboard family moved to the Los Angeles area.
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Molly Bee became a regular on Hometown Jamboree during the next two years, a KTLA-TV program produced at the Legion Stadium in El Monte, California.
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Molly Bee was so popular, the program was sometimes referred to as The Molly Bee Show.
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When she was 13, Molly Bee signed with Capitol Records and had her first major recording success with "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" in 1952.
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Molly Bee attended Rosemead High School and graduated from Hollywood High School.
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In 1952, Molly Bee was cast to play Pinky Lee's sidekick on the nationally televised children's program The Pinky Lee Show.
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In 1954, Molly Bee joined Tennessee Ernie Ford in a daytime variety show, which ran from January 3,1955, to June 28,1957.
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Molly Bee was quoted as saying that her nine years with the Tennessee Ernie Ford show were the most enjoyable years of her life; she was home most of the time and got to see her family every day.
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Molly Bee's number-one hit was followed by three more hit singles, including "The Tennessee Tango".
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Molly Bee had gone around the world by the time she was 19 years old.
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Molly Bee appeared in 1958 with George Montgomery in an episode of The Gisele MacKenzie Show.
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Molly Bee guest-starred on other national television variety shows hosted by Red Foley and Steve Allen.
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Molly Bee made frequent appearances on The Jimmy Dean Show.
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Molly Bee was nominated in 1966 as Best Television Personality by The Academy of Country Music Awards.
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Molly Bee was 69 years old and lived in Carlsbad, California.