PATTY MALONEY Biography edited by James H. Vipond

This stunning vivacious redhead with sparkling hazel eyes and a figure you can't
forget, stands 3 feet 11 inches in her stocking feet. Pint sized she may be, but
she's a great big bundle of talented energy. This lady is one of our most
fabulous and versatile performers in the entertainment industry.

Patty Maloney was born in Perkinsville, New York; she moved to Winter Park,
Florida, with her family at the age of 7. Patty was well loved by her family and
was never treated any differently from her brother or sisters. Her mother taught
her that "you can attain any goal you wish to", and her mother's advice has stood
Patty in good stead -- as you will readily see. It has become her slogan.

Patty began her entertaining career when Edith Royal first opened her studio in
Winter Park, becoming a featured dancer. She attended Park Avenue High School and
St. James High School and graduated. While in high school she spent one summer
traveling with a carnival and later, one year with Ringling Brothers Circus. It
was not until she joined up with the Nate Eagle Troupe that she became aware she
could indeed lead a truly cosmopolitan life -- and her family suddenly realized
she was an adult. Here she grasped the many nuances of entertaining, learning to
use make-up, to dress and hobnob with high society and government officials.
Patty met the president of Honduras, and she's been photographed with numerous
dignitaries. Even if she became successful, her mother insisted Patty should have
another profession, sort of a safety valve, just in case .... So Patty attended
the University of Florida and she became a keypunch operator.

Patty made her way back to New York and obtained a position with National
Airlines, where she met her future husband: Joseph Vitek, a printer from Chicago
who was 4 feet 8 inches tall. After several years of correspondence they were
married at the Actor's Chapel in New York. During her pre-marriage days she
traveled to Europe, Cuba and South America. Back in North America, she married
and moved to Chicago, residing happily with her husband until his untimely death.
Her sorrow was deep as she also lost her premature baby at the same time.

Her friends forced her back into the world she loved, "Show Business", and for
this she was very grateful. She met Sid and Marty Krofft, who were putting
together a new puppet show, and they promptly hired her. Patty moved to Los
Angeles and she has been working ever since, as she is much sought after for
entertaining skills. Patty has always maintained that little people must live in
a big people's world, and she really does -- her home is furnished with
normal-sized furniture.

Patty is a model fashion plate, always dressed in high fashion, whether it be
boots and slacks or beautiful evening dress. She has appeared in all media, from
night clubs to feature films, and she really loves people, parties and life in
general. [Addition: Since 1982, Patty has also been an animation voice actress,
worked on the "Monopoly" game show pilot, and even worked the Cryptkeeper puppet
on "Tales from the Crypt".]

Patty may be just 3 feet 11 inches tall, but her heart is more like 6 feet tall.
She is living proof that if you accept fate and learn to deal with it
realistically, life can be beautiful .... it will pay dividends.