Arlene Harris | |
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Born |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada | July 7, 1896
Died | June 12, 1976 | (aged 79)
Occupation | Actress |
Arlene Harris (July 7, 1896 – June 12, 1976) was a Canadian-born American radio, film, and television actress. (Another source gives her date of birth as July 7, 1898.) [1] She was best known for her role as "the human chatterbox" on Al Pearce's radio program. [1]
Harris was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and was educated primarily in England. [2] During the first three years of Harris's life, she was unable to hear. [3] At age 5, she was entertaining her family with comedy sketches. When she was older, she "branched out into the art of impersonating." [4]
Harris toured in vaudeville as Arlene Francis in the 1920s. [1] She had to retire after being injured in an automobile accident, but the Great Depression in the United States caused her to return to entertaining—this time in radio. [1]
Before her career in film, Harris was well known as a comic actress on the radio program, The Chatterbox.
She first appeared on radio on KFWB in Hollywood, California. [1] She was a regular on Al Pearce and His Gang, [5] where she was known as "The Human Chatterbox" in monologues that involved telephone conversations with an unheard friend. [6] A CBS statistician once calculated that she averaged four words per second during one of her rapid-fire monologues. [3] She also co-starred with Pearce in Here Comes Elmer. [7]
Harris played Mummy Higgins on The Baby Snooks Show [1] and was heard on Ina Ray Hutton's program [6] and Fare for Ladies. [8]
Harris played herself in an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show in 1964,. [9] [10] She also appeared on Panorama Pacific and made guest appearances on several TV programs. [11]
Harris has a star at 6250 Hollywood Boulevard in the Radio section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was dedicated February 8, 1960. [12]
Harris was married to Dr. Harry G. Harris. [4]
Harris died June 12, 1976, at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, California. [6]
Arlene Harris | |
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Born |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada | July 7, 1896
Died | June 12, 1976 | (aged 79)
Occupation | Actress |
Arlene Harris (July 7, 1896 – June 12, 1976) was a Canadian-born American radio, film, and television actress. (Another source gives her date of birth as July 7, 1898.) [1] She was best known for her role as "the human chatterbox" on Al Pearce's radio program. [1]
Harris was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and was educated primarily in England. [2] During the first three years of Harris's life, she was unable to hear. [3] At age 5, she was entertaining her family with comedy sketches. When she was older, she "branched out into the art of impersonating." [4]
Harris toured in vaudeville as Arlene Francis in the 1920s. [1] She had to retire after being injured in an automobile accident, but the Great Depression in the United States caused her to return to entertaining—this time in radio. [1]
Before her career in film, Harris was well known as a comic actress on the radio program, The Chatterbox.
She first appeared on radio on KFWB in Hollywood, California. [1] She was a regular on Al Pearce and His Gang, [5] where she was known as "The Human Chatterbox" in monologues that involved telephone conversations with an unheard friend. [6] A CBS statistician once calculated that she averaged four words per second during one of her rapid-fire monologues. [3] She also co-starred with Pearce in Here Comes Elmer. [7]
Harris played Mummy Higgins on The Baby Snooks Show [1] and was heard on Ina Ray Hutton's program [6] and Fare for Ladies. [8]
Harris played herself in an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show in 1964,. [9] [10] She also appeared on Panorama Pacific and made guest appearances on several TV programs. [11]
Harris has a star at 6250 Hollywood Boulevard in the Radio section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was dedicated February 8, 1960. [12]
Harris was married to Dr. Harry G. Harris. [4]
Harris died June 12, 1976, at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, California. [6]