Nora Bayes was a popular United States singer, entertainer.
1880 - Born Leonora Goldberg in Joliet, Illinois.
1908 - Married singer and songwriter Jack Norworth.
- With Jack Norworth credited for collaborating on a number of tunes, including their huge hit Shine On,
Harvest Moon, which the pair debuted in Florenz Ziegfeld's Follies.
1917 - Recorded "Over There," the song that became an international hit.
1924-1928 - Made many phonograph records, some with Norworth, for the Victor Talking Machine Company and Columbia Records.
1928 - Contracted cancer and died 19th of June during surgery.
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