Allen Kearns

Allen Kearns (14 August 1894 – 20 April 1956) was a Canadian-born singer and actor. He was born in Brockville, Ontario, Canada and died in Albany, New York. He played the romantic lead role in several Broadway musicals and is especially remembered for introducing two hit songs by George and Ira Gershwin: "'S Wonderful" (from Funny Face, 1927) and "Embraceable You" (from Girl Crazy, 1930).

Birth and Death Data: Born August 14, 1894 (Brockville), Died April 20, 1956 (Albany)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor CVE-50622 12-in. 3/11/1929 Test of Frank Crumit and Allen Kearns Frank Crumit ; Allen Kearns Male vocal duet vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kearns, Allen," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116703.

Kearns, Allen. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116703.

"Kearns, Allen." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116703

External Sources

Wikipedia: Allen Kearns

IMDb: Allen Kearns

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Kearns, Allen - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr96044904

Wikidata: Allen Kearns - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q367889

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24503329

MusicBrainz: Allen Kearns - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/42c5e448-9b7d-4ef7-8f6a-2ffbdafe7b5a

ISNI: 0000 0000 5267 6601 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000052676601

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