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- Birth namePatrice Beverly Munsil
- Patrice Munsel was born on May 14, 1925 in Spokane, Washington, USA. She was an actress, known for The Alcoa Hour (1955), The Red Skelton Hour (1951) and Melba (1953). She was married to Robert Schuler. She died on August 4, 2016 in Schroon Lake, New York, USA.
- SpouseRobert Schuler(June 10, 1952 - December 25, 2007) (his death, 4 children)
- Studied whistling for seven years with a Spokane whistling teacher, Mrs. Marjorie Clark Kennedy. Her teacher claimed she could have had a real career in whistling and she stuck with it because she did beautiful bird work.
- Trained by legendary voice coach Giacomo Spadoni.
- In 1958 she ended her career as an opera singer and began to perform in musical comedies and operettas, including such vehicles as "Rose Marie", "The Merry Widow", "Song of Norway" and "Kiss Me, Kate".
- Mother of Rhett Schuler, Heidi Schuler, Scott Schuler and Nicole Schuler.
- American coloratura soprano, the youngest singer/soubrette who ever starred at the Metropolitan Opera. Following along the path of Lily Pons, she made her official Met debut on December 4, 1943, singing Philine in "Mignon". Perhaps best known for the saucy role of Adele in "Die Fledermaus", she performed at the Metropolitan well over 200 times.
- Up until the time I was five, I suppose I led a perfectly normal life.
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