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Reynolds was also known as a cabaret performer; in 1979, she opened the Debbie Reynolds Dance Studio in North Hollywood, which was eventually demolished in 2019. The building would go on to be sold at auction, despite efforts to turn it into a museum.
Debbie Reynolds was born Mary Frances Reynolds on 1 April 1932, in El Paso, Texas, USA, to Maxene Reynolds and Raymond Francis Reynolds. Her father, a carpenter, was part of the ‘Southern Pacific Railroad’ project.
Debbie Reynolds was born Mary Frances Reynolds in El Paso, Texas, the second child of Maxine N. (Harmon) and Raymond Francis Reynolds, a carpenter for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Her film career began at MGM after she won a beauty contest at age 16 impersonating Betty Hutton.
- April 1, 1932
- December 28, 2016
Sep 17, 2024 · Reynolds’s working-class family moved from Texas to California in the late 1930s. She was spotted by a talent scout when she entered a beauty contest, and she embarked on an acting career while she was still a teenager. In 1948 she made her movie debut in June Bride.
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Dec 30, 2016 · Born April 1, 1932, in El Paso, Reynolds was the second child of Maxine Reynolds (née Harmon), a homemaker, and Raymond Francis Reynolds, a repairman and carpenter for Southern Pacific...
Shortly after completing the film, Debbie graduated with her class from John Burroughs High School, and then spend much of the summer with the USO, entertaining troops at military bases in California and Korea. "Debbie Reynolds: The Story Behind a Cover" on the cover of the February 26, 1951 issue of LIFE Magazine.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Background and Early Career. Debbie Reynolds was born Mary Frances Reynolds on April 1, 1932, in El Paso, Texas.
