Shirley Adrienne Bell Cole (February 21, 1920 (another source says
1921) â€" January 12, 2010), also known as Shirley Bell, was an
American radio actress; best known as the voice of Little Orphan Annie
in the eponymous radio show of the same name.Born Shirley Adrienne
Bell in Chicago's South Side, she grew up in various apartments as her
family endured the Depression. Her mother was described as "the
consummate stage mother," while her father "left the family when
Shirley was a toddler." She attended Lake View High School in
Chicago.Cole was first heard on radio at age 6, as a member of the WGN
Players. Beginning when she was 10 years old, Bell was the primary
voice actress of the character Little Orphan Annie from 1930 to 1940
(except for a brief time when a problem with her contract kept her
out). She also was on Captain Midnight in the role of Patsy.In 1995,
Bell was heard in a reenactment of Little Orphan Annie on Chuck
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