Louis Graveure (18 March 1888 – 27 April 1965) was an English actor and baritone singer known as "The Mystery Man".
Biography
He was born on March 18, 1888, in
London, England
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, as Wilfrid Douthitt.
[ He trained under ]Clara Novello Davies
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Early life
Clara Novello Davies was born in Cardiff to Jacob Davies, a miner, and Margaret (née Evan ...
. He made his New York City
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debut in 1914 in ''The Lilac Domino
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''.[ 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.
He married ]Eleanor Painter
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Early years and education
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in 1916 and they divorced in 1930.[ He gave a recital in 1947 at The Town Hall in Manhattan, as well as other recitals accompanied by pianist ]Alice Marion Shaw
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.
He died on 27 April 1965 in San Francisco, California
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, under the name "Louis Graveure".[NAME: Louis Graveure
BIRTH: 18 Mar 1888 DEATH: 27 Apr 1965 - Los Angeles]
Films
* ''There Is Only One Love
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'' (1933)
*''Interlanguage link multi'' (1933)
*''Interlanguage link multi'' (1934)
*''Ich sehne mich nach dir'' (1934)
* '' The Accusing Song'' (1936)
References
External links
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1888 births
1965 deaths
English male singers
20th-century English male actors
Alter egos
English male film actors
20th-century English singers
20th-century British male singers
British emigrants to the United States