De Leath, Vaughan (1900–1943)

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De Leath, Vaughan (1900–1943)

American singer. Name variations: Vaughan DeLeath. Born Sept 26, 1900 (one source cites 1890), in Mt. Pulaski, Illinois; died May 28, 1943, in Buffalo, NY.

Dubbed "First Lady of Radio" and the "Original Radio Girl" after crooning "Swanee River" at Lee Deforest's radio station (1920), became one of the 1st performers on WJZ, NY (1921); composed more than 500 songs and sang on Broadway in Laugh Clown Laugh (1923) and Easy Come, Easy Go (1925).

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