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

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, as Wilfrid Douthitt. He trained under

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. He made his

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debut in 1914 in ''

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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

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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

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. He died on 27 April 1965 in

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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'' (1933) *''Interlanguage link multi'' (1933) *''Interlanguage link multi'' (1934) *''Ich sehne mich nach dir'' (1934) * '' The Accusing Song'' (1936)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Graveure, Louis 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