Rita Bell

Rita Bell
Rita Bell
Background information
Birth name	Marguerite Hughes Bell
Born	December 16, 1893; Stratton, Nebraska
Died	January 8, 1992 (aged 98)
Genres	vaudeville; musical theatre; radio; "talkies";
Occupations	singer; songwriter; entertainer;
Instruments	piano
Spouses	Nathaniel Brittan Crittenden (m. 1923, divorced); Edwin Theodore Redlich (m. 1940; died 1962);

Rita Bell (née, Bell; after first marriage, Crittenden; after second marriage, Redlich; December 16, 1893 – January 8, 1992) was an American lyric soprano^[1] and entertainer in vaudeville, musical theatre, radio, and "talkies".^[1] She was the principal actress of several Broadway musicals, such as "The Gingham Girl" and "Spice of Life". During her world tour, her singing voice and personality were broadcast from radio stations in Amsterdam, Berlin, Cape Town, and London.^[2] A singer-songwriter, Bell wrote many of her songs.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference IowaCity-12dec1928 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Radio doings - the Red book of radio. Los Angeles: Doubleday, Page & Co. December 1930. p. 19. Retrieved 21 June 2022 – via Internet Archive.
^ "AT THE PRINCESS". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 21 March 1933. p. 10. Retrieved 21 June 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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[Radio-1930-2] Radio doings - the Red book of radio. Los Angeles: Doubleday, Page & Co. December 1930. p. 19. Retrieved 21 June 2022 – via Internet Archive.

[Honolulu-21mar1933-3] "AT THE PRINCESS". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 21 March 1933. p. 10. Retrieved 21 June 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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