1. Toby Wing's father, a career reserve Army officer, was an assistant director for Paramount Pictures.
12 Facts About Toby Wing
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Toby Wing's great-uncle was English playwright Sir Arthur Wing Pinero.
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Toby Wing began working on-screen at age 9, having a few bit parts in silent movies through her father's job.
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Toby Wing made an impression with producers and moviegoers, but she seldom broke through to leading roles.
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Toby Wing played a few leading roles in B features and short subjects.
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Toby Wing's last leading role was in The Marines Come Thru.
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On February 8,1960, Toby Wing was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6561 Hollywood Boulevard.
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Toby Wing was well known off-screen for her romances, and was linked to Jackie Coogan, Maurice Chevalier, Alfred Vanderbilt, Franklin Roosevelt Jr.
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Toby Wing married the pilot Henry "Dick" Merrill via elopement to Tijuana when she was 22, he being more than 20 years her senior, on October 19,1938 in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
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Toby Wing's murder occurred while he was out on bail pending an appeal for a New Orleans marijuana-smuggling conviction.
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Toby Wing became successful in real estate in California and Florida.
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Toby Wing is interred in Christ Church Kingston Parish Cemetery in Mathews County, Virginia.