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    Address 6364 Hollywood Blvd.

    Ceremony date 02/08/1960

About
Phil Spitalny
Born:
1890-11-07,
Tetiev,
Ukraine
Education:
NA
Ethnicity:
Caucasian
Death Date:
1970-10-11
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Phil Spitalny

Phil Spitalny was a musician, music critic, composer and bandleader heard often on radio during the 1930s and 1940s. He rose to fame after he brought together an orchestra with only female musicians, a novelty at the time.

On radio, Spitalny was introduced as Phil Spitalny and His All-Girl Orchestra featuring Evelyn and her Magic Violin. The magic violinist was Evelyn Kaye Klein, who used the professional name, Evelyn Silverstone. She helped Spitalny find the women he needed to assemble his all-female orchestra. Together, they auditioned more than 1000 musicians in New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit and Pittsburgh.

Spitalny’s 22-piece band was known as the Hour of Charm Orchestra during the time it appeared on the radio program, The Hour of Charm, hosted by Arlene Francis. The program aired in various timeslots on CBS and NBC from 1934 to 1948.

Evelyn Kaye Klein and Spitalny married in June 1946.

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