Louis Graveure (March 18, 1888 - April 27, 1965) was an English actor and baritone singer known as "The Mystery Man".[1]
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![]() Graveure circa 1910 | |
Born | Wilfrid Douthitt (1888-03-18)March 18, 1888 London, England |
Died | April 27, 1965(1965-04-27) (aged 77) San Francisco, California |
He was born on March 18, 1888 in London, England as Wilfrid Douthitt.[2] He trained under Clara Novello Davies. He made his New York City debut in 1914 in The Lilac Domino.[1] In 1915 he took on the persona of a new singer called Louis Graveure. People asked him if he was the same person as Wilfrid Douthitt, and he denied it and invented a backstory, saying Graveure was from Belgium.[3]
He married Eleanor Painter in 1916 and they divorced in 1930.[1] He gave a recital in 1947 at The Town Hall in Manhattan,[4] as well as other recitals accompanied by pianist Alice Marion Shaw.[5]
He died on April 27, 1965 in San Francisco, California under the name "Louis Graveure".[2][6]
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