George H. Primrose

George H. Primrose (November 12, 1852 - July 23, 1919) was a minstrel performer. He was one half of the comedy duo of Primrose and West with William H. West.[1]

George Primrose in 1907

Primrose was born George H. Delaney in London, Ontario.[2][3]

His first wife, Emily Catlin, died in Chicago, Illinois in 1903.[4] He married Esther Nerney of San Francisco, California in Mount Vernon, New York on April 23, 1904.[5] He wed for the third time to his secretary, Viola Katherine Trueblood, on April 15, 1916.[6]

He died in San Diego, California on July 23, 1919.[7][1]

References
  1. "George H. Primrose Dead" (PDF). New York Times. July 24, 1919.
  2. Graham, Sandra Jean (2013), "Primrose, George H.", The Grove Dictionary of American Music, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195314281.001.0001/acref-9780195314281-e-6719, ISBN 978-0-19-531428-1, retrieved 2020-01-04
  3. "George Primrose". Library of Congress Performing Arts Databases. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  4. "Mrs. George Primrose Left $60,000" (PDF). New York Times. April 17, 1904. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  5. "Minstrel Weds Society Girl" (PDF). New York Times. April 24, 1904. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  6. "George Primrose, Old-Time Star in Minstrelsy, Takes Third Wife; Will Quit Stage Soon, He Says". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. April 16, 1916.
  7. "George Primrose Seriously Ill" (PDF). New York Times. July 23, 1919. Retrieved 2015-04-02.


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