Person    | Female  Born 1891  Died 1959

Eva Leale

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Countries: USA

Eva Leale

The daughter of the landlord of The Swan public house at Walton-on-Thames. The composer Jerome Kern stopped at the pub while on a Thames river trip and fell in love with her. They married in Walton on the 25th October 1910, and she returned to America with him.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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