Patti Pickens Explained

Patti Pickens (1917 – November 16, 1995) was an American performer.

Pickens was born in Macon, Georgia.^[1] With her sisters Jane Pickens and Helen Pickens, she performed as part of the Pickens Sisters in the 1930s.^{[2] [3]} They also appeared in the short comedy film 20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang.^[4]

Pickens was in the musical Thumbs Up! staged from December 1934 into 1935.^[5] Pickens appeared on the cover of the September 1936 issue of Popular Songs Magazine. She married Robert Simmons of the Revelers in 1937.^[6]

She retired from show business in the 1950s to raise her family. She returned to the stage in the 1970s.^[7]

Pickens died in 1995.

Filmography

• 20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang (1933)
• Sitting Pretty (1933)
• Rambling 'Round Radio Row #7 (1933)

External links

• Findagrave entry

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1995-11-17. PATTI PICKENS SHREVE, THE SINGING PICKENS SISTERS' LAST SURVIVING MEMBER. The Morning Call.
2. News: Jones. Joyce. 1976-11-02. Patti Pickens proves old saying: Outlast them, then you'll win. 21. Daily Record. 2020-11-01.
3. News: Levin. Jay. 1979-05-05. Murray Hill's Patti Pickens: alive and on the comeback trail. 24. The Courier-News. 2020-11-01.
4. Web site: 20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang. www.tcm.com.
5. Web site: Patti Pickens – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB. www.ibdb.com.
6. Web site: PATTI PICKENS MARRIED; Singer Bride of Robert Simmons, Member of Quartet (Published 1937). February 11, 1937. NYTimes.com.
7. Web site: Whatever became of: the Pickens sisters / Patti Pickens interviewed by Richard Lamparski. | Pacifica Radio Archives. www.pacificaradioarchives.org.