Peggy
Joan born 2Oct 1932 & Marianne: 16 July 1930 - 25 July 1992 (other sources
give Peggy's birth year as 1934 whilst other sources state her exact date is
not known). The girls lived on Madison Street in Sag Harbor and attended the
Academy of the Sacred Heart, New York.
Peggy
and Marianne never had any vocal instruction, but were taught harmony by their
musically talented father Joseph Moylan, who was an engraver for Bulova
watches.
At
the height of their success, they had the #2 most popular show on radio, the
first being "The Shadow".
The
sisters appeared in four short films, "The Backyard Broadcast"
(1936), "Starlets" (1937) (release #B33-34),
"Toyland
Casino" (1938), and "Worlds Fair Junior" (1939) (Release
#253-254), all for the Vitaphone Corporation.
People
who remember the Moylans from their radio show, always seem to remember their
Thrivo (dog food) commercial best:
"
We feed our doggie thrivo - he's very much alive-o
Full
of Pep and Vim
If
you want a Peppy pup, you had better hurry up
Peggy Joan & Marianne
with radio presenter Ed
McMahon in 1951
As
there is virtually no information on the internet about the Moylan Sisters,
hopefully this little bio will suffice. As far as I know Peggy Joan is still
alive and living in New York State.
(Info
mainly from danacountryman.com)
Here's
a rare film of The Moylan Sisters, Peggy Joan and Marianne from 1938. It was
taken from a Vitaphone short called "Toyland Casino."
6 comments:
I have School Days and a few mp3radio shows. Will upload if requested.
Hi Bob, I am very interested in girl singers from the 20 s 30 s and 40s Can you upload the radio shows for me. Thanks in advance. Robert from The Hague, Holland
Hi Robert, Will upload the album on Saturday when I have time.
Here is my own compilation of The Moylan Sisters.
http://www7.zippyshare.com/v/17672035/file.html
Hi Bob, Many thanks for the Moylan Sisters and if you have a little time, can you re-up Eric Delaney for me? Nice Sunday, Robert
When I was in high school in the late 1970s, my girlfriend and her mom used to sing the Trivo commercial together. Since her mom just recently passed away, I thought back to my favorite memories of her. And I did a little Internet research to investigate the Thrivo commercial. I wonder if there is a recording of it somewhere.
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