Wing, Toby (1915–2001)

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Wing, Toby (1915–2001)

American dancer and actress. Born Martha Virginia Wing, July 14, 1915, in Amelia Court House, VA; died Mar 22, 2001, in Mathews, VA; m. Henry Tindall "Dick" Merrill (celebrated aviator); children: 2 sons, one died in infancy.

Made film debut at age 8; appeared as Max Sennett bathing beauty at 16; as one of America's favorite pinups, made 38 movies in 10 years, including The Kid from Spain (1933), Forty-Second Street (1933), Baby Face (1933), College Humor (1933), Come on Marines (1934), Rhythmitis (1936) and True Confession (1937); appeared on Broadway in Cole Porter's You Never Know (1938).

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