Lily Elsie

Actor, Film actor

1886 – 1962

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Who was Lily Elsie?

Lily Elsie was a popular English actress and singer during the Edwardian era, best known for her starring role in the hit London premiere of Franz Lehár's operetta The Merry Widow.

Beginning as a child star in the 1890s, Elsie built her reputation in several successful Edwardian musical comedies before her great success in The Merry Widow, opening in 1907. Afterwards, she starred in several more successful operettas and musicals. Admired for her beauty and charm on stage, Elsie became one of the most photographed women of Edwardian times.

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Born
Apr 8, 1886
Armley
Nationality
  • England
Profession
Died
Dec 16, 1962
London

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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