[1] Arlene Anderson Skutch was born April 4, 1924, and lived in Fostoria, Ohio, with her mother Ruth, father Lorenz, and sister Betty.

Lorenz fostered the love and study of music in his two daughters and urged them to pursue professional acting and singing in New York City in 1945.

[2] Skutch worked with many luminaries of musical theater including Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Burton Lane, Yip Harburg, Michael Kidd, Agnes de Mille, John Raitt, Celeste Holm, Ella Logan, and David Wayne.

[3] At that time, Skutch also had a brief stint on CBS radio's FBI in Peace and War and television with John Raitt on The Buick Circus Hour.

[4] Skutch's most notable achievement aside from producing a vast body of work is mentoring dozens of students over a 42-year teaching career.