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According to her birth certificate, Welch was born at 223 West 61st Street in New York City. Her father was chief gardener of an estate in Englewood, New Jersey. Her father was of indigenous American and African American ancestry; her mother was of Scottish and Irish descent.
Biography. Elisabeth Welch. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. February 27, 1904 · New York City, New York, USA. Died. July 15, 2003 · Denville Hall, Northwood, Hillingdon, London, England, UK (undisclosed) Birth name. Elisabeth Margaret Welsh. Height. 5′ 4″ (1.63 m) Mini Bio.
- February 27, 1904
- July 15, 2003
Born February 27, 1904. Died July 15, 2003 (99) Add photos, demo reels. Add to list. Photos. Known for. Big Fella. 5.9. Amanda 'Manda' 1937. Revenge of the Pink Panther. 6.6. Mrs. Wu. 1978. Song of Freedom. 6.4. Ruth Zinga (as Elizabeth Welch) 1936. Dead of Night. 7.5. Beulah. 1945. Credits. Actress29.
- Actress, Soundtrack
- February 27, 1904
- Elisabeth Welch
- July 15, 2003
Born Elisabeth Margaret Welch on February 27, 1904 (some sources say 1908), in New York, NY; died on July 15, 2003, in London, England; daughter of John Wesley (a gardener) and Elizabeth (Key) Welch; married Luke Smith (a musician), 1928 (divorced).
Elisabeth Welch. (1904-2003), Singer. Sitter in 22 portraits. Born in New York, Welch made her Broadway debut in 1923 but left America in 1929 to work in Paris. There she met Cole Porter, later starring in his musical Nymph Errant (1933) in London.
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Oct 8, 2020 · Stephen Bourne. Writer and Hon Fellow of South Bank University. Elisabeth Welch was an American singer of mixed heritage who made London her home in 1933. She immediately established herself as...
Mar 1, 2012 · American-born singer Elisabeth Welch lived in London for 70 years and was the first black person to have their own BBC radio series. Photograph: Rene Perez/AP. UK news. This article is more...