Patsy Garrett a dance recital at age four, Garrett had her own children's radio show in Richmond, Virginia by age seven. At the age of seventeen, Garrett was a regular on Fred Waring's national radio show ""Pleasure Time"" as a comic singer from 1938 to 1945. During this time, she was approached by Cole Porter to promote a ballad ("Begin the Beguine") which he had written for a new musical. In 1981, Garrett was honored by the Young Artist Foundation with its Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award recognizing her achievements within the entertainment industry as a child actress and singer. In
June Knight introduced the Cole Porter classic "Begin the Beguine"), "The Would-Be Gentleman" (1946) (her only non-musical) and "Sweethearts" (1947). She also had a short-lived film career, appearing in 12 films from 1930 to 1940, most notably in "Broadway Melody of 1936" (1935), in which she sang the hit song "I've Got a Feelin' You're Foolin'" with co-star Robert Taylor. Knight married four times, including a marriage to oil man Arthur A. Cameron. She died in 1987, age 74, due to complications from a stroke; she was interred in Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park. For her contribution to the motion picture industry,