McConnell, Lulu (1882–1962)

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McConnell, Lulu (1882–1962)

American actress and comedian. Born April 8, 1882, in Kansas City, MO; died Oct 9, 1962, in Los Angeles, CA.

Began career in vaudeville; became a popular musical-comedy star of Broadway in such plays as Poor Little Ritz Girl, Snapshots, Ziegfeld Follies, Peggy Ann, Ballyhoo and Bet Your Life; was one of the delightfully dumb panelists on radio comedy show "It Pays to be Ignorant."

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