| LC control no. | nr2003006465 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Kellermann, Annette, 1886-1975 |
| Variant(s) | Kellerman, Annette, 1888-1975 |
| Associated country | Australia United States |
| Birth date | 18860706 |
| Death date | 19751106 |
| Place of birth | Darlinghurst (Sydney, N.S.W.) |
| Place of death | Southport (Qld.) |
| Profession or occupation | Swimmers Actresses Celebrities |
| Found in | Venus of the South Seas, c1997: credits (Annette Kellerman) Biog. resource center, Feb. 24, 2003 (Annette Kellerman; swimmer, actor; b. July 6, 1888 in Sydney, Australia ; d. Oct. 30, 1975 in Southport, Australia) The original million dollar mermaid, 2005: t.p. (Annette Kellerman) p. of plates (Annette Kellermann) Internet movie data base, July 19, 2006 (Kellerman, Annette; sometimes credited as Annette Kellermann) The original mermaid, c2003: container (Annette Kellerman (1887-1975); champion swimmer, star of vaudeville and silent sinema; became major Hollywood star; known internationally as "The Diving Venus"; her underwater ballet act inspired the sport of synchronized swimming; had a crucial role in the evolution of women's swimwear; wrote books on health, beauty and physical fitness; subject of 1952 Hollywood movie, Million Dollar Mermaid, in which she was played by Esther Williams) soundtrack (b. 1886 in Sydney; swam the Thames and the Seine in the early 1900s, attempted to swim the English Channel; d. in 1975, age 89) Shaking things up, 2018: p. 37 (Annette Kellerman; champion of athetic activity for women's health, popularizer of the swimsuit. Sources disagee on birthdate. According to author Shana Corey, her birth certificate says July 6, 1886) Yahoo lifestyle, Marie Claire website, Annette Kellerman--Australia's forgotten icon, Feb. 2, 2007, viewed Jan. 10, 2014 (b. July 6, 1886 in Darlinghurst, Sydney; in the U.S. from 1907 until WWII and again afterward, in vaudeville and films; d. Nov. 6, 1975, age 89) Australian dictionary of biography website, viewed Jan. 10, 2014 (Annette Marie Sarah Kellermann; swimmer, aquatic performer and film actress; b. July 6, 1886 at Marrickville, Sydney; d. in hospital at Southport, Queensland, Nov. 6, 1975) OCLC, Jan. 10, 2014 (hdgs.: Kellermann, Annette; Kellermann, Annette, 1886-1975; Kellerman, Annette; Kellerman, Annette, 1888-1975; Kellerman, Annette, 1887-1975; usage: Annette Kellermann; a few instances, Annette Kellerman; bib # 223356137, Papers of Annette Kellermann [Libraries Australia], has hdg., Kellermann, Annette, 1886-1975) |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | n 97872852 |
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