1. Catherine Virginia Verrill was a singer in the era of old-time radio and big bands.
12 Facts About Virginia Verrill
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Virginia Verrill's work included providing the off-screen singing voices for some female film stars.
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At 5 months of age, Verrill appeared with her mother in her act.
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Verrill's family was friends with orchestra leader Paul Whiteman, who had Virginia sing on his bandstand when she was 3 years old.
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Early in 1935, columnist Walter Winchell reported that Virginia Verrill had begun working for CBS.
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Virginia Verrill had another program, Vocals by Verrill, in 1937.
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Virginia Verrill performed regularly on the variety shows College Humor Program, Uncle Walter's Dog House, Home Town, Unincorporated, The Jack Haley Show, and Maxwell House Show Boat.
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Virginia Verrill was heard on broadcasts with Orville Knapp's Orchestra.
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In 1934, Virginia Verrill sang with Marvin George and his Hermosa Hut Orchestra.
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At the time of her death, Verrill was married to Dr Louis C Duddleston.
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Virginia Verrill's first husband was a Music Corporation of America's chief band-booking executive in Chicago.
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Virginia Verrill died January 18,1999, at age 82, in the Mayview Nursing Home in Raleigh, North Carolina.