Spent much of her time during World War II entertaining U․S․ troops and soliciting War Bonds
For her war efforts, she was named an honorary Colonel of the Army Air Corp and awarded a Pro Pontifice et Ecclesia Cross by Pope Pius VII
Began singing on the radio in 1926 in a musical-comedy hour show and later played Vivian in "The Coca-Cola Girl․"
Orphaned from an early age, she was raised in and studied voice at the Georgian Court Convent and College in Lakewood, New Jersey
Best known as a soprano singer who was early radio's highly popular "Princess of Song․"
Popularized operetta and semi-classical music during her 22 years on the air with NBC
During the 1930s she was the featured soloist of the Cities Services Program
Was hired by the Gottlieb Pinball Machine Company to promote their Dragonette Pinball game, which was actually based on the TV cop show "Dragnet" and had nothing to do with her music