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The United Service Organizations Inc. (USO) is an American nonprofit-charitable corporation that provides live entertainment, such as comedians, actors and musicians, social facilities, and other programs to members of the United States Armed Forces and their families.
The Ada Leonard Orchestra was the first all-female band officially signed by the USO, and it performed at army camps throughout the United States during World War II. [4] From 1952 to 1954, Leonard hosted a variety show on television; Search for Girls , starring Leonard and her orchestra, ran on KTTV in Los Angeles for 30 minutes on Friday nights.
Hope saw Thomas tap dance in Hollywood and invited her to join the USO tour. Hope and Thomas both worked for Paramount Studios. Hope called his USO World War II military tour of the South Pacific in 1944: “Loew's Malaria Circuit” and “the Pineapple Circuit”. Hope and Thomas did 150 shows in the two 1/2 months they were on road.
The Daily News presents its 2023-24 All-Stars for girls swimming & diving: Harika Birali, Franklin She made the podium twice at the Division 1 state meet, placing third in the 100-yard backstroke ...
Sarah Louise Parrott was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Pendleton P. Parrott and Veronica Parrott.Her father was a stenographer in a bank. She graduated from the Colored High School in Baltimore in 1920, [1] with further studies at the University of Chicago and the New York School of Social Work.
Simone Pelish and Natalie Fox, fittingly, end their high school careers with acclaim. See who else is among the Journal's girls basketball All-Stars.
Wardle is the 2024 Journal Star Girls Basketball Player of the Year. The 2024 player of the year and Eastern Kentucky recruit led PND to new heights, guiding the Irish to the Class 2A state ...
Verna: USO Girl is a 1978 American made-for-television biographical musical-drama film produced by Thirteen/WNET New York and broadcast nationwide by PBS as part of the Great Performances series on January 25, 1978.