Anita Ellis
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Anita Ellis (née Kert; April 12, 1920 – October 28, 2015) is a Canadian-born American singer, actress and pilot.[1] She was born in Montreal, Quebec.[2] Ellis became a naturalized United States citizen in 1950.[3] In 1941, she joined WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio, as a singer. Ellis dubbed the singing voices of such actresses as Rita Hayworth (notably in Gilda, 1946), Vera-Ellen and Jeanne Crain.[4]
Ellis retired in 1987 and moved to Manhattan. She suffered from Alzheimer's disease.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Emery, Fred (January 15, 1946). "On the Air: Skelton Vocalist". Delphos Daily Herald (Ohio, Delphos): 5. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5181828/delphos_daily_herald. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ Who's Who in Entertainment, Volume 1 (1989)Marquis Who's Who. p. 181.
- ↑ Radio Mirror. MacFadden Publications. 1946. https://archive.org/stream/radiomir0mac/radiomir0mac_djvu.txt. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ↑ O'Brien, Gerard W.. The Heat is On... Quinn Lemley's Musical Journey as Rita Hayworth. jazzreview.com (July 25, 2006). Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ↑ Profile Archived 2010-01-14 at the Wayback Machine, Nysocialdiary.com; accessed April 14, 2016.
- ↑ Profile, Oldies.com; accessed April 14, 2016.
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