12 Facts About Shannon Bolin

Shannon Bolin was an American actress and singer.

Ione Shannon Bolin was born in Spencer, South Dakota, on Jan 1,1917.

Shannon Bolin's parents were Gracie Elsie Bolin and Harry Bolin, a hotel owner who raised horses during the Depression.

In Washington, DC, Bolin worked for CBS Radio and during World War II she became the host of her own musical program.

Shannon Bolin worked with Marc Blitzstein on Regina the opera based on The Little Foxes.

Shannon Bolin played the alternate lead when the work debuted on Broadway.

Shannon Bolin did radio work in New York City for the Theatre Guild of the Air production of Allegro.

Shannon Bolin sang Brahms lieder on WQXR for the Stromberg-Carlson series.

Shannon Bolin appeared on television in the NBC Opera Theatre production of Suor Angelica, in which she played the Princess, and the Jackie Gleason Show, a special titled "The Christmas List" as Gleason's wife.

In 1955, Shannon Bolin recorded "an album of seldom-heard songs by top composers" for Vanguard Records.

Shannon Bolin married Milton Kaye, a New York pianist, composer and arranger, in 1946.

Shannon Bolin died at the age of 99 on March 25,2016.