George Olsen (18 March 1893 - 18 March 1971) was an American band-leader. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
Born in Portland, Oregon he attended the University of Michigan, where he formed his band, George Olsen and his Music. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research He made the transition to Broadway, appearing in Kid Boots, the Ziegfeld Follies of 1924, and Good News. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Kid Boots is a musical with a book by William Anthony McGuire and Otto Harbach, music by Harry Tierney, and lyrics by Joseph Good News is a musical with a book by Laurence Schwab and BG DeSylva, lyrics by DeSylva and Lew Brown, and music by Ray Henderson George Olsen and his Music were prolific Victor recording artists and their records are among the most numerous found by record collectors today, testifying to their original popularity. Victrola redirects here For other uses see Victrola (disambiguation The Victor Talking Machine Company ( 1901 – 1929 He and his orchestra were in Eddie Cantor's 1928 Broadway hit Whoopee!, and in the 1930 movie version. Eddie Cantor ( January 31, 1892 - October 10, 1964) was an American Comedian, Singer, Actor, Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Whoopee! was a Broadway Musical comedy which debuted on 4 December, 1928. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He met a singer, Ethel Shutta, who sings and dances memorably in Whoopee!, and they married, appearing together in nightclubs and on radio. Ethel Shutta (pronounced "shoo-tay" ( 1 December 1896 – 5 February 1976) was an American actress and singer who came Whoopee! was a Broadway Musical comedy which debuted on 4 December, 1928. They had two children; following a divorce, Olsen opened a restaurant in New Jersey. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. In 1936, Olsen became leader of Orville Knapp's band after Knapp died in a plane crash. Olsen was chosen to lead the band by Knapp's widow. [1] Morale problems plagued the group, and in 1938, after many musicians had already left, the group disbanded.
Olsen died in Paramus, New Jersey. Paramus (pəˈræməs is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.