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Anna RussellAnna Russell Anna Russell English Canadian singer and comedian (1911–2006) For the 19th-century Duchess of Bedford, see Anna Russell, Duchess of Bedford. For the British botanist, see Anna Russell (botanist). Anna Russell (born Anna Claudia Russell-Brown; 27 December 1911 – 18 October 2006) was an English–Canadian singer and comedian. She gave many concerts in which she sang and played comic musical sketches on the piano. Among her best-known works are her concert performances and recordings of The Ring of the Nibelungs (An Analysis) – a humorous 22-minute synopsis of Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen – and (on the same album) her parody How to Write Your Own Gilbert and Sullivan Opera.[1] Quick facts Born, Died ... Anna Russell Russell… (Source: Wikipedia)
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