Nellie Breen


Nellie Breen was an American comedian and dancer. In vaudeville, she appeared in a double act with Lester Allen. Her Broadway theater credits include: Everything, The Passing Show of 1922, Ginger, Mercenary Mary, Florida Girl, and The Desert Song. In 1922, she did the first tap dance on radio.
Breen was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, to an Australian mother and Irish-American father who married in Victoria, Australia. She died in Santa Clara County, California, aged 89.