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Sir Harry Lauder

From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition  |  Date: 2008

Sir Harry Lauder , 1870-1950, Scottish baritone. His original name was MacLennan. Lauder was popular for his singing of ballads and comic songs, many of his own composition. During World War II he emerged from retirement to entertain the Allied soldiers. He was knighted in 1919.

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