Penny Singleton
Birthday: 15 September 1908, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Birth Name: Mariana Dorothy Agnes Letitia McNulty
Her father was Irish Philadelphian newspaperman, Benny McNulty. He was related to Jim Farley Roosevelt's campaign managers and later Postmaster General. As a child, she sang songs at a silent mov ...Show More
"They threw parts at me that Claire Trevor didn't want" - on how she broke into the movies.
"They threw parts at me that Claire Trevor didn't want" - on how she broke into the movies.
"God bless Chic Young." - on playing Blondie in the series of films based on Young's comic-strip cha Show more
"God bless Chic Young." - on playing Blondie in the series of films based on Young's comic-strip character. Hide
I was the economical Claire Trevor. I just didn't want to be typed. It goes to show you how you can Show more
I was the economical Claire Trevor. I just didn't want to be typed. It goes to show you how you can eat your words. I became probably the most typed actress in the world. But, at least it had some dignity. I'm proud and grateful I was Blondie. She was dumb and shrewish sometimes. But she was real and sympathetic and warm, a real woman, a human being. And that's how I tried to play her. Hide
Women are really leaders. A lot of them don't even know they are leaders. But they are.
Women are really leaders. A lot of them don't even know they are leaders. But they are.
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Jane Jetson
