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Adele Ritchie

American prima donna of comic opera (1874-1930)

PersonDied aged 55humanQ16030097

Born: December 21, 1874
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1.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Died: April 24, 1930
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1.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Philadelphia
Place of death: Laguna Beach
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: singer
, actor
, stage actor
Spouse: Guy Bates Post
, Joseph W. Herbert
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Adele Ritchie was an American prima donna of comic opera and star of Edwardian musical comedies and vaudeville. Her career began in the early 1890s and continued for nearly twenty-five years. She killed a friend, then herself in a murder–suicide.

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Sex or gender: female
Given name: Adele
Family name: Ritchie
Place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Instrument: voice
Native language: English
Writing language: English

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