Person    | Female  Born 1/2/1873  Died 23/1/1936

Dame Clara Butt

Categories: Music / songs

Singer, Born Sussex. At over 6 foot she had an impressive stage presence, as a recitalist and concert singer. She also made some gramophone recordings. Died North Stoke, Oxfordshire.

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Dame Clara Butt

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Clara Butt

Dame Clara Butt, 1873 - 1936, singer, lived here, 1901 - 1929. Greater London...

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