Trumpet-voiced Benay Venuta (real name: Benvenuta Crooke) had come a long way from the San Francisco wharfside where she sang in the '20s. She has had a Broadway career (as a sort of second-run Ethel Merman) and a few big scenes in the movies. This week, at 36, Benay will step up to a microphone and a new career in radio as quizzer on a parents v. children stunt called Keeping Up with the Kids (Sat. 8:30 p.m. E.S.T., Mutual). The show calls for no singing, but that's all right with Benay. "I hope...
To continue reading:
or
Log-In
