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Frank Crumit (September 26, 1889 – September 7, 1943) was an American singer, composer, radio entertainer and vaudeville star. He shared his radio programs with his wife, Julia Sanderson, and the two were sometimes called "the ideal couple of the air."〔("Frank Crumit, radio entertainer, passes," ''Los Angeles Times'' (Associated Press), September 8, 1943, page 13. ''A library card may be required to access this link.'' )〕 ==Biography== Crumit was born in Jackson, Ohio, the son of Frank and Mary Poore Crumit.〔Ohio State Birth Record Microfilm 301032 ref vBp80〕 He made his first stage appearance at the age of five in a minstrel show.〔 Attending local schools, Crumit graduated from high school in 1907. After briefly attending an Indiana military academy, he entered Ohio University and later Ohio State University. His primary purpose for entering Ohio University was to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, Dr. C. K. Crumit, who had been a medical doctor. He instead graduated from Ohio University with a degree in electrical engineering. This career did not last long, as his passion seemed to be music and the old ballads of the 19th century; his love of music and theater dated back to his early years in the Methodist Church choir and led him to pursue a musical career. He studied voice in Cincinnati and then tried out unsuccessfully for opera in New York City. By 1913, in his early 20s, he was performing on the vaudeville stage, first with a trio and then a year later on his own, playing ukulele; he was referred to as "the one-man glee club" in New York City's night spots. He appeared in the Broadway musical ''Betty Be Good'' in 1918, where he was the first to play the ukulele on Broadway. He was a success there and went on to ''Greenwich Village Follies of 1920'', which featured his song, "Sweet Lady," written with David B. Zoob.〔Stanley Green's Encyclopedia of Musical Theatre p.409〕 Crumit began making records for American Columbia in 1919, using the acoustic or "horn" method of recording (he also occasionally added vocals and banjo to recordings by the Paul Biese Trio on the same label). By the end of 1923, Crumit was singing at Victor Talking Machine.〔Victor Matrix B29084 (title Sweet Alice ) ledger entry dated 14 December 1923 states First Recording by this Artist〕 He met Julia Sanderson, then a musical comedy star, in 1922.〔 Sanderson, 38, was sued for divorce in September of that year by her then-husband, U.S. Navy Lieut. Bradford Barnette, with Crumit, 33, named as co-respondent. Crumit was married to a Connecticut woman at the time.〔("Julia Sanderson Sued for Divorce," ''Los Angeles Times,'' September 14, 1922, page I-24. ''A library card may be required to access this link.'' )〕 Crumit and Sanderson were married in 1928, and they retired briefly to a country home near Springfield, Mass., but two years later they began working as a radio team, singing duets and engaging in comedy dialogues.〔 They performed as the "Singing Sweethearts of the Air."〔〔 ("Ask the Globe," ''The Boston Globe,'' December 19, 1997 ) ''Registration is required to access this link.''〕 In 1930, they continued with a popular quiz show, ''The Battle of the Sexes'', which ran 13 years, Crumit and Sanderson drove from Massachusetts to New York City, a four-hour trip, twice a week to do their radio show.〔 Their final broadcast was aired the day before Crumit's death of a heart attack in New York City on September 7, 1943.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frank Crumit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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