Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Ella Wheeler Wilcox (November 5, 1850 – October 30, 1919) was an American author and poet. Her works include the collection Poems of Passion and the poem "Solitude", which contains the lines "Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone." Her autobiography, The Worlds and I, was published in 1918, a year before her death.

Birth and Death Data: Born Janesville (city in and county seat of Rock County, Wisconsin, United States), Died October 30, 1919 (New Haven County (county in Connecticut, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1912 - 1913

Roles Represented in DAHR: author

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor	B-13772	10-in.	9/12/1913	How did you die?	Homer A. Rodeheaver	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	author
Columbia	30997	12-in.	approximately 1912	How Salvator won	Len Spencer	Recitation	author

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wilcox, Ella Wheeler," accessed January 20, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102661.

Wilcox, Ella Wheeler. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 20, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102661.

"Wilcox, Ella Wheeler." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 20 January 2026.

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/49110 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/49110

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