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Patti Brill

Patti Brill (March 8, 1923 – January 18, 1963), born Patricia Eloise Brilhante, was an American actress, singer, and dancer.

Patti Brill
A young white woman with dark hair
Patti Brill, from a 1940 newspaper
Born
Patricia Eloise Brilhante

March 8, 1923
San Francisco, California
DiedJanuary 18, 1963
North Hollywood, California
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
  • singer

Early life and education

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Brill was born in San Francisco, the daughter of Manuel Perry Brilhante and Warrena Joan Owen Her father was from Hawaii.[1]

Career

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Brill was a child model, toured in a stage show called "Meet the People" as a teen,[2][3] and became a Hollywood starlet during World War II. She went overseas with the USO to entertain American troops.[4] "Her elfin face and figure, her wide eyes and spirited wit, set her apart from the general run of glamour gals," reported a 1943 profile.[5] In 1951 she headlined in a national tour of It's a Great Day, a variety show that included wheelchair users doing physical stunts and dance acts.[6]

Brill appeared in films including The Adventures of a Rookie (1943),[7] The Seventh Victim (1943),[8] The Falcon and the Co-eds (1943),[9] Girl Rush (1944),[10] Nevada (1944),[10] Music in Manhattan (1944), He Forgot to Remember (1944), The Falcon Out West (1944),[11] The Enchanted Cottage (1945),[8] Sing Your Way Home (1945),[12] Live Wires (1946), Hard Boiled Mahoney (1947), and Kilroy Was Here (1947).[4] She appeared on television in episodes of Let There Be Stars (1949)[13] and The Donna Reed Show (1960).[14]

Personal life

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Brill married four times. Her first husband was dancer William Harold "Red" Knight; they married in 1943[15] and later divorced. Her second husband was Hugo Edward Fredlund, a disabled veteran of World War II; they married in 1950[16][17] and divorced in 1955. Her third husband was drummer Max Egbert Albright; they married in 1955[18] and he died from a heart attack in 1959. Her last husband was Perry Rigsby Osborne; they married in 1961. She died from cancer in 1963, at the age of 39, in North Hollywood.

References

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  1. ^ Soanes, Wood (1944-07-13). "Curtain Calls: Starlet Has 41 Relatives Here". Oakland Tribune. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-09-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "'Meet the People' Continues in S. F." Oakland Tribune. 1940-09-10. p. 16. Retrieved 2023-09-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bob Davis and Patricia Brilhante". The San Francisco Examiner. 1940-07-13. p. 30. Retrieved 2023-09-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b Wright, Wilford (1947-11-30). "USO Show 'Panama Hattie' Coming to Bay Pines". Tampa Bay Times. p. 30. Retrieved 2023-09-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Lowrance, Dee (1943-06-13). "Beautiful--But Not So Dumb". Arizona Republic. p. 36. Retrieved 2023-09-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The Theatre and Its People: 'It's a Great Day'". The Windsor Star. 1951-03-28. p. 23. Retrieved 2023-09-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Adventures of a Rookie". Elizabethton Star. 1943-12-09. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-09-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ a b Pitts, Michael R. (2015-03-27). RKO Radio Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1929-1956. McFarland. pp. 92, 276. ISBN 978-1-4766-1683-4.
  9. ^ Paietta, Ann C. (2014-11-18). Teachers in the Movies: A Filmography of Depictions of Grade School, Preschool and Day Care Educators, 1890s to the Present. McFarland. pp. 66–67. ISBN 978-1-4766-2034-3.
  10. ^ a b Pitts, Michael R. (2013-01-04). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 126, 233-234. ISBN 978-0-7864-6372-5.
  11. ^ Young, R. G. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 205. ISBN 978-1-55783-269-6.
  12. ^ Darby, William (2009-07-27). Anthony Mann: The Film Career. McFarland. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-7864-3839-6.
  13. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2014-01-10). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 596. ISBN 978-0-7864-8641-0.
  14. ^ "Donna Tells Social Lie; Ends Up with Stranger". Bristol Herald Courier. 1960-08-27. p. 13. Retrieved 2023-09-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Patti Brill Has Busy Day at L. A. Courthouse". San Angelo Standard-Times. 1943-02-03. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-09-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Invalid Veteran Wed Actress Patty Brill Sunday". The Los Angeles Times. 1950-09-22. p. 29. Retrieved 2023-09-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "'Wheelchair' Star Wed to Paraplegic". The Los Angeles Times. 1950-09-25. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-09-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Patti Brill of TV, Drummer to Wed". The Los Angeles Times. 1955-06-25. p. 21. Retrieved 2023-09-18 – via Newspapers.com.
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