Shirley Eder

Shirley was born and raised in New York City's Washington Square. Her father was a New York Supreme Court justice. He was quoted as saying life upon the wicked stage was no life for a girl, but at age 16 Shirley was able to secure a role in "The Women" starring her soon-to-be good friend Celeste Holm at the Adams theatre in Newark. Shirley was given 10 lines but 7 of the lines to the Producer's girlfriend. Her dreams of working in show business never faded but her acting career quickly faded away, and her ability to cover every aspect of show business became her calling card. Beginning her career on radio station WINS in New York at age 17, Shirley began doing daily radio programs focusing on women's issues, her good friend Mitzi Green was an impressionist (as Bette Davis or Katharine Hepburn) but stars finally started stopping by. In 1944 she married Edward Slotkin, an executive of Hygrade Foods, a meat packing firm. Edward was serving in the Army at the time so Shirley put her caree