Elizabeth Brice (performer)
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Brice was born Bessie S. Shaler in Findlay, Ohio,[2] on February 21, 1883 to John Shaler and Fannie C. Wise.[4] In March 1901, shortly after her 18th birthday, she married Fred J. Wilkinson in Essex, Ontario, Canada.[5]
In the 1910s, Brice was the most frequent partner of Charles King, with whom she appeared in The Slim Princess, A Winsome Widow, Watch Your Step and Miss 1917.[6] When they performed together in vaudeville they were known as Brice and King.[7] Brice also appeared in other productions, for example the Ziegfeld Follies of 1913[6] During World War I she entertained the troops overseas.[8] and Words and Music (1917). She was not related to Fanny Brice (Fania Borach).[9]
Brice lived in Queens in her retirement. She died in 1965, aged 82.[2]
References
- ↑ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
- 1 2 3 "Obituaries: Elizabeth Brice". New York Daily News. January 26, 1965. p. 32. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ Anne Commire, ed. (January 1, 2007). "Brice, Elizabeth (c. 1885–1965)". Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016.
- ↑ Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973
- ↑ Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936
- 1 2 The Broadway League. "Elizabeth Brice - IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information".
- ↑ The Moving Picture World. World Photographic Publishing Company. 1916. pp. 1483–.
- ↑ Life. Life Magazine, Incorporated. 1919. pp. 904–.
- ↑ Anthony Slide (12 March 2012). The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville. Univ. Press of Mississippi. pp. 65–. ISBN 978-1-61703-250-9.
External links
- "Buzzin' Around (sheet music)". Sheet Music Singer. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
A song from the comedy, Elizabeth Brice in 'Buzzin' Around', 1920. Words by Edward Madden and Will Morrissey. Music by Will Morrissey.
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