Painter, Eleanor (1890–1947)
Painter, Eleanor (1890–1947)
American actress and singer. Born 1890 in Walkerville, IA; died Nov 4, 1947, in Cleveland, Ohio; m. Louis Graveure (Wilfred Douthitt, div.).
Made stage debut at Deutsches Opera House, Charlottenberg as Fatima in Oberon; made London debut at Covent Garden (1913); abandoning grand opera, starred in Vincent Herbert's Princess Pat (1915); also appeared in Glorianna, The Last Waltz, The Lilac Domino, Floradora, The Chiffon Girl, and as Jennie Lind in The Nightingale; toured Germany in leading operatic roles; retired from the stage (1931).
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