Dorothy Collins Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Dorothy Collins Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Dorothy Collins (born Marjorie Chandler; November , â€" July , ) was

a Canadian/American singer, actress, and recording artist.Collins was

born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and adopted her stage name in her

mid-teens. As a youngster, she sang on radio stations in Windsor and

Detroit. In , at age , she and her family were introduced to

bandleader/composer Raymond Scott in Chicago. Shortly thereafter, she

became Scott's protégée. In early , at age , she became a featured

vocalist with Scott's orchestra, performing on radio and on tour.

Scott groomed her for stardom, which included coaching her vocals

(pitch, phrasing, and delivery) and mentoring her performance skills.

In the late s, she contributed vocals to the revived Raymond Scott

Quintette, a sextet that released records on the bandleader's own

Master label and served as house band on the radio program Herb

Shriner Time. In , after Scott was hired to conduct the orchestra on

the popular CBS Radio program, Lucky Strike's Your Hit Parade, Collins

was trained by Scott to lead his sextet on tour in his absence.In ,

Your Hit Parade moved to NBC television, with Scott retained as

conductor. Shortly thereafter, at Scott's urging, Collins auditioned

for a vocalist slot and was hired. She shot to nationwide fame as one

of the show's featured vocalists, singingâ€"and acting in costumeâ€"in

sketches dramatizing popular songs of the day. After her absence from

Your Hit Parade during the â€" season (a new cast of singers replaced

Collins and her fellow vocalists), Collins returned for the series'

final season on CBS Television ending in April .
Dorothy Collins Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki


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