Anna Russell

Singer, Film actor

1911 – 2006

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Who was Anna Russell?

Anna Russell, née Anna Claudia Russell-Brown was an English–Canadian singer and comedienne. She gave many concerts in which she sang and played comic musical sketches on the piano. Among her best-known works are her concert performances and famous recordings of The Ring of the Nibelungs – a humorous 30-minute synopsis of Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen – and her parody How to Write Your Own Gilbert and Sullivan Opera.

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Born
Dec 27, 1911
London
Also known as
  • Anna Claudia Russell-Brown
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Nationality
  • England
Profession
Education
  • Royal College of Music
  • Saint Felix School
Died
Oct 18, 2006
Rosedale

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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