Shirley Bell Cole

Shirley Bell Cole
Born
Shirley Adrienne Bell

February 21, 1920
or February 21, 1921[1]
DiedJanuary 12, 2010 (age 89)
OccupationActress
Years active1930–1940
SpouseIrwin Cole

Shirley Adrienne Bell Cole (February 21, 1920 (another source says 1921[1]) – January 12, 2010), also known as Shirley Bell, was an American radio actress; best known as the voice of Little Orphan Annie in the eponymous radio show.

Early years

Born Shirley Adrienne Bell in Chicago's South Side, she grew up in various apartments as her family endured the Depression. Her mother was described as "the consummate stage mother," while her father "left the family when Shirley was a toddler."[2] She attended Lake View High School in Chicago.[3]

Radio

Cole was first heard on radio at age 6, as a member of the WGN Players.[2] Beginning when she was 10 years old, Bell was the primary voice actress of the character Little Orphan Annie from 1930 to 1940[4][5] (except for a brief time when a problem with her contract kept her out).[6] She also was on Captain Midnight in the role of Patsy.[6]

In 1995, Bell was heard in a reenactment of Little Orphan Annie on Chuck Schaden's Those Were the Days radio show.

Family

She quit acting in 1940 and married Irwin Cole, an automobile dealer.[7] He was born in Chicago, Illinois, where the couple raised three daughters (Randy, Cathy, and Lory[7]) in the affluent Chicago suburb Glencoe. Irwin Cole died in 1998.[5]

Later years

Book

She authored Acting Her Age: My Ten Years as a Ten-Year-Old: My Memories as Radio’s Little Orphan Annie (Stinehour Press, 2005). Designed by Susan Cox, the book won Best in Show, Crystal Book Award of Excellence at the Chicago Book and Media Show, and a Silver Award in Fine Editions at the Gold Ink Awards.

Commercials

In the 1970s, Cole recorded voice-overs for television commercials.[6]

Death

Cole died in Arizona January 12, 2010. She was survived by three daughters and three grandchildren. A memorial service was held in Chicago, Illinois, February 21, 2010.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-2834-2. P. 28.
  2. ^ a b Hevesi, Dennis (February 4, 2010). "Shirley Bell Cole, at age 89; played 'Little Orphan Annie'". Boston Globe. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. ^ Jensen, Trevor (January 26, 2010). "Shirley Bell Cole: 1920-2010: Radio voice behind 'Little Orphan Annie'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  4. ^ Hevesi, Dennis. "Shirley Bell Cole, the Voice of Little Orphan Annie, Dies at 89". The New York Times, January 30, 2010.
  5. ^ a b Jensen, Trevor. "Shirley Bell Cole dies at 89; radio voice of 'Little Orphan Annie'." Los Angeles Times, January 27, 2010.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ a b c "Comic strip's 'Annie' gets network niche". Galesburg Register-Mail. Galesburg Register-Mail. July 1, 1977. p. 12. Retrieved May 5, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ a b Wolters, Larry (February 18, 1956). "They Say". Chicago Tribune. p. 2. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Shirley Bell Cole". Chicago Tribune. January 31, 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2015.

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