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
Occupation(s)Actress, dancer, singer

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

Early life and education

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

Career

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

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

  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. 1 2 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 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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