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Eleanor Collins passed away a day or two ago. She is most notable for hosting her show a year (1955) before Nat King Cole hosted his show, making her the first black person to host her own TV show. Not many recordings of her survive as she did not work in the recording studios all that much, instead having her career on radio and TV.
She started her career after winning a talent contest on CFRN radio (Edmonton) in 1935 and moved to Vancouver at the start of World War II, moving into the famous Hogans Alley neighbourhood. She worked the nightclubs there, eventually getting onto radio and then worked her way up to TV. She retired sometime in the 1960s but has done some performances since then.
She started her career after winning a talent contest on CFRN radio (Edmonton) in 1935 and moved to Vancouver at the start of World War II, moving into the famous Hogans Alley neighbourhood. She worked the nightclubs there, eventually getting onto radio and then worked her way up to TV. She retired sometime in the 1960s but has done some performances since then.
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