About Bert Errol
Lived 1883 – 1949 (aged 66). Bert Errol was a British singer, drag queen, cross-dresser and female impersonator.
Bert Errol (born Isaac Whitehouse; 11 August 1883 – 28 November 1949) was a British singer and female impersonator, who was a popular entertainer in both Britain and the United States.
Life and career Born in Birmingham, he had a voice ranging from tenor to falsetto. he worked in music halls and concert parties, and in the all-male Harry Reynolds' Minstrels, His act included parodies of musical comedy stars, He always appeared with his wife, Ray Hartley, whom he presented on stage, "for fear of any suspicion of homosexuality",
He died in Brighton in 1949, aged 66.
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Who was Bert Errol?
English singer and female impersonator
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Bert Errol was born on 11 August 1883 in Birmingham.
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Bert Errol died on 28 November 1949 in Brighton.
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Bert Errol was a singer, drag queen, cross-dresser and female impersonator.
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Bert Errol was British.
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