MORRISSEY Pat 1956

Pat waited a long time before she first came to public attention. She was all of five years old when she first debuted on a children's radio hour in Philadelphia. Soon after, Sophie Tucker hired her to speak one line in a Broadway show. That line was "Bless my mommy and my daddy". But her real break as an adult professional performer came not long ago when she vacationed with friends in Florida.

Dining at famed Mother Kelly's restaurant, her friends dared her to sing. Pat called the bluff but she was nervous. As though it offered some protection, Pat snuggled into the curve of the baby grand. The reaction to her singing -and her appealing gesture- was tremendous. So, right she was hired by Mother Kelly's and stayed ten weeks. Then La Vie en Rose in New York, the Crescendo in Hollywood, El Rancho in Las Vegas, the Black Orchid in Chicago, the Stork Room in London and so many others...

I'M PAT MORRISSEY - I SING 1956 LP MERCURY

If one of you, Bloggers, knows more about this lady, any information will be warmly welcomed!