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Lorrie Collins was born on May 7, 1942 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States and was credited as a television actor, singer and real estate agent. Lorrie Collins died on August 4, 2018, aged 76. Listed accolades include Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame (2019).
My Take
Lorrie Collins represents an era I wish more people remembered. As half of the Collins Kids alongside her brother Larry, she was a teenage rockabilly powerhouse in the mid-1950s, belting out raw rock and roll when the genre itself was barely born. What moves me is the trajectory afterward: a child star who later built a grounded life, even working in real estate, before her induction into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2019 honored that early fire. There is a quiet dignity in someone who blazed young and then lived fully. She passed in 2018, but that spark she lit endures.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lorrie Collins
- Name (Japanese)
- ローリー・コリンズ
- Reading
- ろーりー・こりんず
- Born
- May 7, 1942 – August 4, 2018
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Horse
- Origin
- Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / singer / real estate agent
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2019 Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorrie%20Collins
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16105889
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Lorrie Collins born?
Born May 7, 1942.
When did Lorrie Collins die?
Died August 4, 2018, aged 76.
Where was Lorrie Collins from?
Lorrie Collins was from Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States.
What did Lorrie Collins do?
Lorrie Collins worked as actor, television actor, singer, real estate agent.
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