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Dec 06, 1895 Bristol, England, United Kingdom Died on 21 Dec 1989 (aged 94)
English operatic and operetta soprano
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About Elsie Griffin
- Elsie Griffin (6 December 1895 – 21 December 1989) was an English opera singer, best known for her performances in the soprano roles of the Savoy Operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. Beginning her career by entertaining British troops in France during World War I, she popularised such songs as "Danny Boy".
- She was a principal soprano with the D'Oyly Carte from 1919 to 1926, also recording several of her roles with the company both during that time and afterwards.
- She married another D'Oyly Carte performer, J.
- Ivan "Jimmy" Menzies, in 1923.
- She continued her singing and acting careers into the 1950s, including tours with the Carl Rosa Opera Company from 1934 to 1937.
