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  • Category Motion Pictures

    Address 6770 Hollywood Blvd.

    Ceremony date 02/08/1960

About
Elsie Janis
Born:
1889-03-16,
Marion County,
Ohio,
USA
Education:
NA
Ethnicity:
Caucasian
Death Date:
1956-02-26
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Elsie Janis

Elsie Janis was an American singer, songwriter, actress, and screenwriter. Entertaining the troops during World War I immortalized her as “the sweetheart of the AEF”. Born Elsie Bierbower in Marion County, Ohio, she first took to the stage at age 2. By age 11, she was a headliner on the vaudeville circuit, performing under the name “Little Elsie”. As she matured, using the stage name Elsie Janis, she began perfecting her comedic skills.

Acclaimed by American and British critics, Janis was a headliner on Broadway and London. On Broadway, she starred in a number of successful shows, including The Vanderbilt Cup, The Hoyden, The Slim Princess, and The Century Girl. Elsie performed at the grand opening of the Brown Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky on October 5, 1925.

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