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Lillian Russell

b. Helen Louise Leonard, 4 Dec 1860 (1861 is usually cited), Clinton, Iowa, USA, d. 6 June 1922, Pittsburgh, Pa, USA. After learning singing officially in Chicago and NY, Russell hoped to be an opera vocalist but began showing up in vaudeville theatres. Among displays where she appeared had been …

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