George H. Primrose

George Primrose in 1907

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]

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[]

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