[2] Farr was married to Robert Mayo, a casting director with Columbia Pictures.

[3] She was working as a movie theater usherette in Los Angeles when she was first signed by Paramount Pictures.

[4] She had a number of smaller roles before being cast as lead in the 12-part Universal Pictures serial Tailspin Tommy.

[6] Farr was one of 14 young women "launched on the trail of film stardom" August 6, 1935, when they each received a six-month contract with 20th Century Fox after spending 18 months in the company's training school.

[9] The Sydney Morning Herald reported on her work in Lady Behave!, writing, "Patricia Farr has the makings of first-class comedienne."