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American actress
For the British art critic born "Esther Walker", see
Esther Wood
.
Esther Walker
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Esther_Walker_01.JPG/220px-Esther_Walker_01.JPG) Esther Walker, Green Book Magazine, 1919
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Born
| Esther Thomas
October 18, 1894
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Died
| July 26, 1943 (aged 48)
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Occupation
| Singer
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Spouse
| Karl Hoblitzelle
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Esther Walker
(
nee
Thomas
October 18, 1894 ? July 26, 1943) was an American musical comedy performer.
Esther Walker was born Esther Thomas in
Pewee Valley, Kentucky
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Adopting the stage name of Esther Walker, she appeared on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre in a 1919 production of
Monte Cristo Jr.
, and later that year performed at the 44th Street Theatre in
Hello, Alexander
. Walker recorded over 32 songs for
Victor
and
Brunswick
record labels, from 1919 to 1920 and 1925 to 1927, including "Sahara (We'll Soon Be Dry Like You)" from
Monte Cristo, Jr.
Walker married Texas businessman
Karl Hoblitzelle
, a manager of movie and vaudeville theatres. The couple founded the
Hoblitzelle Foundation
in 1942, which still exists today.
Walker died of cancer in
Dallas, Texas
, on July 26, 1943, at the age of 48.
References
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"Noted Actress Has Lead Role in 'Biography.'"
The Dallas Morning News
, 24 February 1934. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
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