Marie Virginia Payne (June , - February , in Cincinnati, Ohio) was
an American radio actress, best known for her -year role as the title
character in the radio soap opera Ma Perkins. In -, she played Mrs.
Kerry Carter on the radio soap opera The Carters of Elm Street. She
was in the soap opera Light of the World, -, on CBS and NBC and on
Lonely Women on NBC in .Noting the th anniversary of Ma Perkins, Time
described Payne in :While she attended the University of Cincinnati,
she performed in student productions and was the vice president of the
club. After the long run of Ma Perkins came to an end, Payne did
theater. She appeared on Broadway in the Betty Comden - Adolph Green
musical comedy, Fade Out - Fade In (â€"), and Paul Zindel's play, And
Miss Reardon Drinks a Little (). Until one month before her death from
cancer, she played Mrs. Bedwin in a production of Oliver! staged at
the Playhouse in the Park in her home town of Cincinnati.Payne was
active in the American Federation of Radio Artists, serving as
president of the Chicago local and as national president.
an American radio actress, best known for her -year role as the title
character in the radio soap opera Ma Perkins. In -, she played Mrs.
Kerry Carter on the radio soap opera The Carters of Elm Street. She
was in the soap opera Light of the World, -, on CBS and NBC and on
Lonely Women on NBC in .Noting the th anniversary of Ma Perkins, Time
described Payne in :While she attended the University of Cincinnati,
she performed in student productions and was the vice president of the
club. After the long run of Ma Perkins came to an end, Payne did
theater. She appeared on Broadway in the Betty Comden - Adolph Green
musical comedy, Fade Out - Fade In (â€"), and Paul Zindel's play, And
Miss Reardon Drinks a Little (). Until one month before her death from
cancer, she played Mrs. Bedwin in a production of Oliver! staged at
the Playhouse in the Park in her home town of Cincinnati.Payne was
active in the American Federation of Radio Artists, serving as
president of the Chicago local and as national president.
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