Patti Brill (March 8, 1923 – January 18, 1963), born Patricia Eloise Brilhante, was an American actress, singer, and dancer.

Early life and education

Brill was born in

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, the daughter of Manuel Perry Brilhante and Warrena Joan Owen Her father was from Hawaii.

Career

Brill was a child model, toured in a stage show called "''Meet the People"'' as a teen, and became a Hollywood starlet during

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. She went overseas with the

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to entertain American troops. "Her elfin face and figure, her wide eyes and spirited wit, set her apart from the general run of glamour gals," reported a 1943 profile. In 1951 she headlined in a national tour of ''It's a Great Day'', a variety show that included wheelchair users doing physical stunts and dance acts. Brill appeared in films including '' The Adventures of a Rookie'' (1943), ''

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'' (1943), ''

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'' (1943), ''

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'' (1944), ''

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'' (1944), '' Music in Manhattan'' (1944), ''He Forgot to Remember'' (1944), ''

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'' (1944), '' The Enchanted Cottage'' (1945), '' Sing Your Way Home'' (1945), '' Live Wires'' (1946), '' Hard Boiled Mahoney'' (1947), and ''

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'' (1947). She appeared on television in episodes of '' Let There Be Stars'' (1949) and ''

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'' (1960).

Personal life

Brill married four times. Her first husband was dancer William Harold "Red" Knight; they married in 1943 and later divorced. Her second husband was Hugo Edward Fredlund, a disabled veteran of World War II; they married in 1950 and divorced in 1955. Her third husband was drummer Max Egbert Albright; they married in 1955 and he died from a heart attack in 1959. Her last husband was Perry Rigsby Osborne; they married in 1961. She died from a drug overdose (classed as suicide) in 1963, at the age of 39, in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brill, Patti 1923 births 1963 deaths American actresses American dancers