McCarthy, Patricia (1911–1943)
McCarthy, Patricia (1911–1943)
American theater and film dancer. Name variations: McCarthy Sisters. Born Patricia Cook, 1911; died Jan 25, 1943, in New York, NY.
Replaced Margaret McCarthy as one of the McCarthy Sisters and performed successfully in this dance team's Charleston-duet, considered unique for its all-female cast; with Dorothy McCarthy, appeared in George White Scandals of 1927, on the Keith circuit, and as flappers in numerous short subjects filmed in Brooklyn studios; continued to perform for film after retirement of Dorothy McCarthy.
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