- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- The Personality Girl
- Annette Hanshaw was born on October 18, 1901 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was a composer, known for Sita Sings the Blues (2008), Canopy (2013) and Ayn Rand & the Prophecy of Atlas Shrugged (2011). She died on March 13, 1985 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Most of her records end with her saying "That's all."
- She starred in the very popular Thursday evening radio program "Maxwell House Show Boat" from 1932 to 1934.
- In October and November 1937 Annette Hanshaw recorded Radio Transcription discs at World Broadcasting Studios in New York for the Chevrolet company, with singer Bromley House and the Victor Arden Orchestra, and also for the DeSoto Show.
- Annette Hanshaw played piano and ukulele, occasionally accompanying herself on these instruments on her recordings.
- On her recordings, in addition to her own name, Annette Hanshaw used aliases, including: Miss Annette, Ethel Bingham, Dot Dare, Gay Ellis, Marion Lee, Leila Sandford, Janet Shaw, Patsy Young.
- Annette Hanshaw recorded for the American record labels Pathe, Pathe Actuelle, Perfect, Apex, Columbia, OKeh, Harmony, Velvet Tone, Diva, Clarion, Odeon, ARC, Banner, Conqueror, Melotone, Oriole, Romeo, Broadway, and Vocalion. Her records were released on British labels Parlophone, Ariel, Panachord, Decca, Mayfair, Key, and Edison Bell Winner.
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content