- Raised in a convent after being orphaned as a child.
- Became one of the first people to appear on television when, on 5 February 1928, she sang a song on an experimental telecast.
- One of the most active entertainers during World War II, she was awarded the United States Treasury Silver Medal for selling war bonds, and silver wings from both the Army and Navy for entertaining the troops.
- Born in 1900, per Social Security Death Index.
- She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 1709 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
- Related to writer Rita Marie "Ree" Dragonetti.
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