Oscar Tschirky
Oscar Tschirky (1866 – November 6, 1950) was a Swiss-American restaurateur who was maître d'hôtel of Delmonico's Restaurant and subsequently the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan, New York, United States. He was widely known as "Oscar of the Waldorf" and published a large cookbook. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 28, 1866 (Le Locle), Died November 6, 1950 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933
Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker
Notes: Maître d'hôtel of Waldorf-Astoria Hotel known as "Oscar of the Waldorf."
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | FS-76626 | 14-in. | 7/11/1933 | A trip through the Waldorf Astoria. Production 1 | Lowell Thomas | Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with pipe organ | speaker | |
| Victor | FS-76627 | 14-in. | 7/11/1933 | A trip through the Waldorf Astoria. Production 1 | Lowell Thomas | Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with pipe organ | speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tschirky, Oscar," accessed April 15, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107452.
Tschirky, Oscar. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 15, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107452.
"Tschirky, Oscar." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Oscar Tschirky
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Tschirky, Oscar, 1866-1950 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96066696
Wikidata: Oscar Tschirky - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q124731
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/43569532
ISNI: 0000 0000 3125 1161 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000031251161
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