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Grayce Reil y

An aspiring vocalist in Brooklyn, Grayce Mary Reilly (1922-1961) was crowned Miss Coney Island and Coney Island's Modern Venus of 1939. She later sang at various nightclubs including the Astor Roof, the Glass Hat, and the Stork Club. She achieved more success in Canada than in New York. Years later, she was the victim of a brutal attack. The attacker was never found.

Ironically, she married a police officer named Edward Pucillo, and became a homemaker. They had a child together.

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