Louis Graveure | |
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![]() Graveure circa 1910 | |
Born | Wilfrid Douthitt 18 March 1888 London, England |
Died | 27 April 1965 | (aged 77)
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Louis Graveure (18 March 1888 – 27 April 1965) was an English actor and baritone singer known as "The Mystery Man". [1]
He was born on March 18, 1888, in London, England, as Wilfrid Douthitt. [2] He trained under Clara Novello Davies. He made his New York City debut in 1914 in The Lilac Domino. [1] In 1915 he took on the persona of a new singer called Louis Graveure. People asked him if he was the same person as Wilfrid Douthitt, and he denied it and invented a backstory, saying Graveure was from Belgium. [3]
He married Eleanor Painter in 1916 and they divorced in 1930. [1] He gave a recital in 1947 at The Town Hall in Manhattan, [4] as well as other recitals accompanied by pianist Alice Marion Shaw. [5]
He died on 27 April 1965 in San Francisco, California, under the name "Louis Graveure". [2] [6]
Louis Graveure | |
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![]() Graveure circa 1910 | |
Born | Wilfrid Douthitt 18 March 1888 London, England |
Died | 27 April 1965 | (aged 77)
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Louis Graveure (18 March 1888 – 27 April 1965) was an English actor and baritone singer known as "The Mystery Man". [1]
He was born on March 18, 1888, in London, England, as Wilfrid Douthitt. [2] He trained under Clara Novello Davies. He made his New York City debut in 1914 in The Lilac Domino. [1] In 1915 he took on the persona of a new singer called Louis Graveure. People asked him if he was the same person as Wilfrid Douthitt, and he denied it and invented a backstory, saying Graveure was from Belgium. [3]
He married Eleanor Painter in 1916 and they divorced in 1930. [1] He gave a recital in 1947 at The Town Hall in Manhattan, [4] as well as other recitals accompanied by pianist Alice Marion Shaw. [5]
He died on 27 April 1965 in San Francisco, California, under the name "Louis Graveure". [2] [6]