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Elsie Janis
(1889-1956)
American, Performance Artist
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Elsie Janis (born Elsie Bierbower, March 16, 1889 – February 26, 1956) was an American actress of stage and screen, singer, songwriter, screenwriter and radio announcer. Entertaining the troops during World War I immortalized her as "the sweetheart of the AEF" (American Expeditionary Force).

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Born Elsie Janis Bierbower
16 March 1889
Delaware, Ohio, USA
Died
26 February 1956 (aged 66)
Beverley Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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