Virginia Payne | |
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Born |
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | June 19, 1908
Died | February 9, 1977 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 68)
Occupation | Actress |
Known for | Playing Ma Perkins on radio |
Marie[ citation needed] Virginia Payne (June 19, 1908 [1] - February 9, 1977 in Cincinnati, Ohio) was an American radio actress, best known for her 27-year role as the title character in the radio soap opera Ma Perkins. In 1939-1940, she played Mrs. Kerry Carter on the radio soap opera The Carters of Elm Street. [2] She was in the soap opera Light of the World, 1940-1950, on CBS and NBC and on Lonely Women on NBC in 1942. [3]
Noting the 25th anniversary of Ma Perkins, Time described Payne in 1957:
While she attended the University of Cincinnati, she performed in student productions and was the vice president of the club. [5] 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 (1964–65), and Paul Zindel's play, And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little (1971). [6] 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. [7]
Payne was active in the American Federation of Radio Artists, serving as president of the Chicago local [8] and as national president. [7]
Payne was a graduate of the Schuster-Martin School of Drama in Cincinnati [9] and earned a master's degree from the University of Cincinnati. [10]
Payne died February 9, 1977, at her home in Cincinnati. [11]
Virginia Payne | |
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Born |
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | June 19, 1908
Died | February 9, 1977 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 68)
Occupation | Actress |
Known for | Playing Ma Perkins on radio |
Marie[ citation needed] Virginia Payne (June 19, 1908 [1] - February 9, 1977 in Cincinnati, Ohio) was an American radio actress, best known for her 27-year role as the title character in the radio soap opera Ma Perkins. In 1939-1940, she played Mrs. Kerry Carter on the radio soap opera The Carters of Elm Street. [2] She was in the soap opera Light of the World, 1940-1950, on CBS and NBC and on Lonely Women on NBC in 1942. [3]
Noting the 25th anniversary of Ma Perkins, Time described Payne in 1957:
While she attended the University of Cincinnati, she performed in student productions and was the vice president of the club. [5] 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 (1964–65), and Paul Zindel's play, And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little (1971). [6] 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. [7]
Payne was active in the American Federation of Radio Artists, serving as president of the Chicago local [8] and as national president. [7]
Payne was a graduate of the Schuster-Martin School of Drama in Cincinnati [9] and earned a master's degree from the University of Cincinnati. [10]
Payne died February 9, 1977, at her home in Cincinnati. [11]