Hildegarde Loretta Sell Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Born Hildegarde Loretta Sell in Adell, Wisconsin, but for 70 years she was known simply as "The Incomparable Hildegarde," a title bestowed on her by columnist Walter Winchell. During the peak of her popularity in the 1930s and 40s, she was booked in cabarets and supper clubs at least 45 weeks a year. She appeared on the cover of Life magazine in ...
Louis the Pious, Rotrude, Pepin of Italy, Charles the Younger, Bertha, daughter of Charlemagne, Gisela, Adalhaid, Lothair, Hildegarde
Parents
Gerold of Vinzgau, Emma of Alamannia, Ingeltrude of Madrie
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Trademark
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Her long white gloves, worn even as she played her piano
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Her signature song, "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup"
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Fact
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Sister-in-law of Hiram Harting of Houston, Texas and James Zummach of Muskego, Wisconsin.
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She had two sisters, Germaine Sell Harting of Houston, Texas and Beatrice "Honey" Zummach of Muskego, Wisconsin.
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She was awarded the Hollywood Star on the Walk of Fame at 6141 Hollywood Boulevard for her contributions to Radio.
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She was a third Order Carmelite nun in New York City.
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Alizabeth James, host/producer of EccentricTV and director/writer/producer of the upcoming comedy feature "The Oasis R.I.P Dunes," is a first cousin twice removed of Hildegarde. Although Hildegarde never married and bore no children, she has no other living relatives on her side of the family.
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Long-time companion of songwriter Anna Sosenko, who wrote her signature tune, "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup".
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In 1961 she was the guest of honor at a gala at which Eleanor Roosevelt presented her with award naming her First Lady of Supper Clubs.
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Her parents were German immigrants who had settled in Wisconsin, USA. But even though born and raised in America, she spoke with a slight German accent.
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Hildegarde was credited with starting the single-name vogue among entertainers.
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Singer of "Lili Marlene" and "The Trees of Paris" in the USA, UK and Canada.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
NBC/RCA Experimental Television Demonstration for the Press
$5 Million
