Anna Chandler
Chandler in 1919
Anna Chandler (born July 4, 1884, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania - d. July 10, 1957, El Sereno, California) was an American vaudeville actress and mezzo soprano singer of popular and light classical songs.[1]
Headline artist for the Orpheum Circuit
Chandler sang songs in a Hebrew and Italian languages almost exclusively during her career as a headline artist in the Orpheum Circuit.[2]
Filmography
- The Big Broadcast (1932)
- Madame Racketeer (1932)
- Gold Rush Maisie (1940)
- Redhead (1941)
- Tennessee Johnson (1942)
- Thumbs Up (1943)
- Master Minds (1949)
Partial discography
COLUMBIA A1956 (78) You Can't Get Along With 'Em or without 'Em (recorded January 20, 1916)[3]
EDISON 51193-R (78) My Sweetie Went Away (He Didn't Say Where, When or Why)
Sheet Music
I've Got The Love-Sick Blues
(With her picture on cover)
- (Yr Unk) – Hello Wisconsin (Won't You Find My Yonnie Yonson
- 1915 – America I Love You
- 1917 – Yankee Doodle Learns Parlez Vous Francais
- 1917 – You've Certainly Opened My Eyes
- 1917 – Never Was A Lass Like You
- 1917 – ... Somewhere In France
- 1920 – Feather Your Nest
- 1921 – Scandinavia
- 1922 – I've Got The Love-Sick Blues, Jack Mills, Inc., publisher
- 1922 – Lost (A Wonderful Girl)
- 1922 – Lovin Sam (The Sheik of Alabam)
- 1923 – Annabelle
Family
On November 13, 1900, Chandler married Jack Curtis, Sr. (né Jacob Zinn), in Manhattan, New York. Curtis was a booker for Keith Albee, and later, a theatrical agent.
- Beatrice Curtis (married Harry Fox)
References
General references
- Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. Volume 6: September 1961 – August 1964, New York: H.W. Wilson Co. (1965)
- Who Was Who on Screen, First edition, by Evelyn Mack Truitt, New York: R.R. Bowker (1974) (OCLC 841749)
- Who Was Who on Screen, Second edition, by Evelyn Mack Truitt, New York: R.R. Bowker (1977) (LCCN 77-22651)
- Who Was Who on Screen, Third edition, by Evelyn Mack Truitt, New York: R.R. Bowker (1983) (OCLC 239770441)
- Who's Who in Hollywood, 1900-1976, by David Ragan. New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House Publishers (1976), The Late Players (1900-1974) section begins on page 539 (OCLC 2373022)
- Who's Who in Hollywood, The largest cast of international film personalities ever assembled, Two volumes, by David Ragan, New York: Facts on File (1992) (LCCN 90-2980)
Inline citations
- ↑ Nick Tosches (1949- ), Where Dead Voices Gather, pg. 61, Little, Brown & Company ISBN 978-0-316-89507-1 (2001) (OCLC 45757846)
- ↑ Old-Time Vaudville Stars in Mme Racketeer, Springfield Republican, (Massachusetts), pg. 5C, col. 8, July 17, 1932
- ↑ Abrams, Steven and Settlemier, Tyrone. "The Online Discographical Project - Columbia A1500 series". Retrieved August 3, 2010
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