Lydia Yeamans Titus
Australian actor-singer
Died when: 72 years 18 days (864 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Lydia Yeamans Titus (12 December 1857 – 30 December 1929) was an Australian-born American singer, dancer, comedienne, and actress who had a lengthy career in vaudeville and cinema.
She was remembered on stage for her Baby-Talk act and a popular rendition of the English ballad, Sally in Our Alley.
In appreciation, King Edward VII once presented Titus a gold bar pin with the opening notes of Sally in Our Alley etched in diamonds.
In later life Titus became a pioneer in the medium of film appearing in at least 132 motion pictures between 1911 and 1930.
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