Hildegarde
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Hildegarde Loretta Sell, known as Hildegarde (February 1, 1906 – July 29, 2005) was an American cabaret entertainer, singer and piano player. At the peak of her career, Hildegarde was popular for her international appearances and recordings on the radio, on television and in supper club shows.
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Adell, Wisconsin, USA
Hildegarde was an American cabaret singer. She is well known for the song Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup. She was born Hildegarde Loretta Sell and was raised in New Holstein, Wisconsin, as a Roman Catholic in a family of German extraction. She trained at Marquette University's College of Music in the 1920s. She worked in vaudeville and traveling shows throughout her career, appearing across the…
Known for
- Vaudeville — Self1997
- The Merv Griffin Show — Self1962
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show — Self1956
- The Steve Allen Show — Self - Singer1956
- Person to Person1953
- What's My Line? — Self1950
- The Ed Sullivan Show — Self1948
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Adell
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- entertainer
- Educated at
- Marquette University
- Genre
- jazz standard
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Hildegarde 1960.JPG
- Residence
- New York City
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- Hildegarde
- date of birth
- 1906-02-01
- date of death
- 2005-07-29
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Early life
- International career
- 1930s and 1940s
- Later years
- Personal life and death
- Reception
- Archives
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Hildegarde Loretta Sell, known as Hildegarde (February 1, 1906 – July 29, 2005) was an American cabaret entertainer, singer and piano player. At the peak of her career, Hildegarde was popular for her international appearances and recordings on the radio, on television and in supper club shows.
During much of her career, her talents were appreciated in the cabaret setting, where her fashionable appearance, theatrical gestures, and carefully designed lighting created a distinctive stage persona. Hildegarde performed her songs with sensitivity, her warm voice preserved through many recordings. Elements of her performance legacy, including sheet music and signature accessories, are held at the Smithsonian Institution and other cultural archives.
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