Singer, actress and comedienne Gertrude Niesen (1911-1975) was born on this day. Niesen started out as a child performer in vaudeville. She was trained for opera, but became a pop singer in big bands, in films, on radio and records, and was cast in the occasional Broadway show. Half Swedish, Half Russian, her exotic, vaguely […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:54AM on July 8, 2017