Actress, songwriter ("Love, Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere"), production supervisor and author. She performed in vaudeville as a child (known onstage as "Little Elsie") and appeared in the Broadway musicals "The Vanderbilt Cup", "The Hoyden", "The Fair Co-ed", "The Slim Princess", and "The Lady of the Slipper". She was a charter member of ASCAP in...
Paramount on Parade, Madam Satan, Women in War, The Squaw Man, Close Harmony, A Regular Girl, The Caprices of Kitty, Nearly a Lady, Betty in Search of a Thrill, 'Twas Ever Thus
Star Sign
Pisces
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Quote
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Mother had been quite a good friend of Mrs. William McKinley during the time that she was the Governor's Lady in Ohio. The fact that she had become the First Lady of the land did not affect her memory, and so we were 'bidden' to the White House. Once inside any house, irrespective of color, there was no escape from my precocity. I recited and sang for the president and his charming chatelaine in the Blue Room! I sang, 'Break the News to Mother'. The president, suiting his action to the lyric, told mine that I was predestined to be a star, and kissed me on the brow. I turned to Mother and said,'You kiss me too. I may never be kissed in the White House again'.
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Fact
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She entertained troops during World War I so tirelessly that she became known as "The Sweetheart of the AEF.".
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Starred in a "Talkie" short performing for the troops on location in "Behind The Lines' (1926), one year before "The Jazz Singer" (1927), which was generally accepted as the first full length feature with sound.
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Co-wrote with Jack King the song "I'm True To The Navy" sung by Clara Bow in "Paramount On Parade" (1930).
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Aviator
2004
lyrics: "Paramount on Parade" 1930
Forrest Gump
1994
"Paramount Newsreel Music" 1930
Racing with the Moon
1984
as E. Janis, "Paramount on Parade"
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as E. Janis, "Paramount on Parade"
The Day of the Locust
1975
"PARAMOUNT ON PARADE"
The Longest Yard
1974
as Janis, "Paramount on Parade"
McHale's Navy
1963
TV Series lyrics - 1 episode
The Naughty Twenties
1951
Documentary short performer: "Madamoiselle from Armentières" - uncredited
Dear Wife
1949
writer: "Paramount on Parade" - uncredited
Dark Victory
1939
lyrics: "OH, GIVE ME TIME FOR TENDERNESS" 1939 - uncredited
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
lyrics: "The Darktown Strutters' Ball" - uncredited
The Sheik Steps Out
1937
lyrics: "Song of the Sands"
Along Came Youth
1930
lyrics: "Any Time's the Time to Fall in Love" - uncredited
Madam Satan
1930
lyrics: "Auction Number" 1930, "All I Know Is You're in My Arms" 1930, "Low Down" 1930 - uncredited
What a Widow!
1930
lyrics: "Love, Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere" - uncredited
Paramount on Parade
1930
writer: "Anytime's the Time to Fall in Love", "I'm True to the Navy Now", "Paramount on Parade", "What Did Cleopatra Say"
Slightly Scarlet
1930
lyrics: "You Still Belong To Me"
The Trespasser
1929
writer: "Love, Your Magic Spell is Everywhere" - uncredited
Behind the Lines
1926
Short performer: "When Yankee Doodle Learns to Parlez Vous Français", "Quand Madelon", "In the Army", "Good-Bye-ee" - uncredited
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