George H. Primrose
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George H. Primrose (November 12, 1852 - July 23, 1919) was a minstrel performer. He was one half of the comedy duo of Primrose and West with William H. West.[1]
Primrose was born George H. Delaney in London, Ontario.[2][3]
His first wife, Emily Catlin, died in Chicago, Illinois in 1903.[4] He married Esther Nerney of San Francisco, California in Mount Vernon, New York on April 23, 1904.[5] He wed for the third time to his secretary, Viola Katherine Trueblood, on April 15, 1916.[6]
He died in San Diego, California on July 23, 1919.[7][1]
References
- ^ a b "George H. Primrose Dead" (PDF). New York Times. July 24, 1919.
- ^ Graham, Sandra Jean (2013), "Primrose, George H.", The Grove Dictionary of American Music, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195314281.001.0001/acref-9780195314281-e-6719, ISBN 978-0-19-531428-1, retrieved 2020-01-04
- ^ "George Primrose". Library of Congress Performing Arts Databases. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ "Mrs. George Primrose Left $60,000" (PDF). New York Times. April 17, 1904. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
- ^ "Minstrel Weds Society Girl" (PDF). New York Times. April 24, 1904. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
- ^ "George Primrose, Old-Time Star in Minstrelsy, Takes Third Wife; Will Quit Stage Soon, He Says". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. April 16, 1916.
- ^ "George Primrose Seriously Ill" (PDF). New York Times. July 23, 1919. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
External links
Media related to George Primrose at Wikimedia Commons
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