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Penny Singleton
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Actor Born: September 15, 1908 in Philadelphia, PA Death: November 12, 2003 in Sherman Oaks, CA Biography:The daughter of a journalist and the niece of former U.S. Postmaster General James Farley, Penny Singleton spent a good portion of her childhood singing "illustrated" songs at Philadelphia movie theaters. After briefly attending Columbia University, Singleton -- billed under her given name, "Dorothy McNulty" -- made her Broadway debut as the energy-charged soubrette in the popular 1927 musical Good News. She repeated this vivacious performance in the 1930 film version, then settled into "other woman" and gold digger parts, the best of which was in 1936's "After the Thin Man". Upon her marriage to dentist Lawrence Singleton, Singleton changed her professional name. When "Shirley Deane" was unable to play the title role in Columbia's 1938 filmization of Chic Young's comic strip "Blondie", Singleton dyed her hair blonde to qualify for the part. She ended up starring in 28 "Blondie" B-pictures between 1928... Full Biography
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