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==Early life, education, and singing career==
==Early life, education, and singing career==
Charlotte Leota Thompson was born in September 1913 in Kankakee, Illinois to Ethel and Edward Charles Thompson, being their only child. She attended Aurora public schools and later Illinois College for two years.
Charlotte Leota Thompson was born in September 1913 in Kankakee, Illinois to Ethel and Edward Charles Thompson, being their only child. She attended public schools in the city of Aurora and later Illinois College for two years.
She left college without a degree to pursue interests in [[music]], auditioning for Don McNeill's "Breakfast Club". Thompson won a spot and sang for several years, being the show's featured vocalist that millions of Americans listened to. She married Frank R. Reid, Jr. in 1938, and subsequently left her musical career to raise a family and pursue civic interests.
She left college without a degree to pursue interests in [[music]], auditioning for Don McNeill's "Breakfast Club". Thompson won a spot and sang for several years, being the show's featured vocalist that millions of Americans listened to. She married Frank R. Reid, Jr. in 1938, and subsequently left her musical career to raise a family and pursue civic interests.