Sylvia Froos, sometimes spelled as Sylvia Fross, was an American actress and singer who appeared on stage, radio, recordings, television, and film during the 1920s through the 1940s.
13 Facts About Sylvia Froos
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Sylvia Froos was a child star that was sometimes billed as Baby Sylvia and as the "Little Princess of Song" and in the UK as "America's Queen of Song".
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Sylvia Froos was referred to as "The Miniature Belle Baker", with her ability to mimic the vocal performances of celebrities being particularly noted by the media, and was additionally likened to Sophie Tucker and Marion Harris.
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Sylvia Froos's mother forced her to leave and was against her doing further performances.
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Sylvia Froos was able to convince her mother to, at the age of 7, allow her to act as a part of the Kiddie Cabaret group that performed vaudeville in Washington DC.
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Sylvia Froos was confronted by women of the Gerry Society backstage who were against child labor law violations.
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Sylvia Froos claimed to have the record for number of child charges and arrests by the time she was 18 due to being actively pursued by child labor law advocates every time she performed.
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Sylvia Froos began starring in short film productions using Vitaphone in 1927.
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Sylvia Froos was signed for a role in the 1929 production of Gay Paree of 1928 by Jacob J Shubert after he saw her perform at the Shubert Theatre just after her 18th birthday.
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Sylvia Froos had her first cabaret debut in 1936 at the Chez Paree in Chicago.
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The end of the 1920s saw Sylvia Froos picked for a radio show for NBC and several years later in 1932 she moved to a show on WADC alongside Victor Moore, both focusing on her musical capabilities.
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In 1934 Sylvia Froos joined the ranks of many New York-based performers who took jobs at the Vitaphone and Educational studios.
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Sylvia Froos remained a popular singer and continued to work in New York.