Born 1915 as Martha Virginia Wing in Amelia Court House, Virginia, American actress and showgirl Toby Wing began working on-screen at age 9, having a few bit parts in silent movies through her father’s job. In 1931, she became one of the first Goldwyn Girls, and she started her film career in Palmy Days (1932). In 1932, she was seen in Mack Sennett-produced comedies made by Paramount, one starring Bing Crosby. Wing made an impression with producers and moviegoers, but she seldom broke through to leading roles.
Wing became widely recognized as a sex symbol; once being described as the most beautiful chorus girl in all of Hollywood. She enjoyed a far more successful sideline doing product endorsements and was featured in innumerable fan magazines from 1933–1938.
Wing played a few leading roles in B features and short subjects. Her last leading role was in The Marines Come Thru. Although filmed in Florida in 1938, it did not see general release until 1943 as Fight On, Marines! She completed her acting career on Broadway in the unsuccessful 1938 Cole Porter musical You Never Know, which starred Lupe Vélez, Clifton Webb, Libby Holman, and J. Harold Murray.
Wing was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6561 Hollywood Boulevard in 1960. She died in 2001 at the age of 85. Take a look at these fabulous photos to see the beauty of young Toby Wing in the 1930s.
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