Victor 45095 - Nora Bayes - The Greatest Battle Song Of All 1916 World War I (Music & Lyrics by Harry Ruby , Al Friend , Sam Downing)
Nora Bayes (October 8, 1880 -- March 19, 1928) was a popular American singer, comedienne and actress of the early 20th century.
Born Eleanor \"Dora\" Goldberg, with Dora being a pet or nickname, to a Jewish family in Joliet, Illinois, Bayes was performing professionally in vaudeville in Chicago by age 18. She toured from San Francisco, California to New York City and became a star both on the vaudeville circuit and the Broadway stage.
Bayes was portrayed by Ann Sheridan in the 1944 musical biopic Shine On, Harvest Moon, which focused on her relationship with Norworth (Dennis Morgan) and ignored her other husbands.
