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Patti Pickens (1917 – November 16, 1995) was an American performer.

Pickens was born in Macon, Georgia.[1] With her sisters Jane Pickens and Helen Pickens, she performed as part of the Pickens Sisters in the 1930s.[1][2][3] They also appeared in the short comedy film 20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang.[4]

Pickens was in the musical Thumbs Up! staged from December 1934 into 1935.[5] Pickens appeared on the cover of the September 1936 issue of Popular Songs Magazine. She married Robert Simmons of the Revelers in 1937.[6]

She retired from show business in the 1950s to raise her family. She returned to the stage in the 1970s.[1][2][7]

Pickens died in 1995.[1]

Filmography

• 20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang (1933)
• Sitting Pretty (1933)
• Rambling 'Round Radio Row #7 (1933)

References

External links

• Findagrave entry

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