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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.
Elsie Janis. Writer: Betty in Search of a Thrill. Actress, songwriter ("Love, Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere"), production supervisor and author. She performed in vaudeville as a child (known onstage as "Little Elsie") and appeared in the Broadway musicals "The Vanderbilt Cup", "The Hoyden", "The Fair Co-ed", "The Slim Princess", and "The Lady ...
- January 1, 1
- Columbus, Ohio, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
In a French forest in late spring 1918, Elsie Janis, a 29-year-old American woman with short, curly hair and a wide smile, took a seat behind a 155-millimeter howitzer, ready to fire.
Elsie Janis was a singer, songwriter, actress and author who entertained troops in World War I and starred in silent films. She co-wrote songs with Jerome Kern and Edmund Goulding and performed for the president and his wife in the White House.
- March 16, 1889
- February 26, 1956
American actress, musical comedy star, and author. Born Elsie Bierbower in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, on March 16, 1889; died at her Beverly Hills home on February 25, 1956; buried beside her motherat Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California; daughter of John E. Bierbower and Jane Elizabeth (Cockrell) Bierbower; married Gilbert ...
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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The men of the American Expeditionary Forces, from privates to generals including Pershing, were indeed heartened by Janis’s funny, gutsy, touching, patriotic act, and named her “Sweetheart of the A.E.F.”. She wrote about her wartime experiences in The Big Show: My Six Months with the American Expeditionary Forces.
