Background
Ellis, Anita was born on April 12, 1920 in Montreal, Canada. Daughter of Harry and Lillian (Peretz-Pearson) Kert.
Ellis, Anita was born on April 12, 1920 in Montreal, Canada. Daughter of Harry and Lillian (Peretz-Pearson) Kert.
Student, University of California at Los Angeles, 1943. Student, College of Music of Cincinnati, 1941.
Singer various concert halls including Libby Holman Center for the Arts, Avery Fisher Hall, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Metropolitan Museum Art, The John Drew Theater of Guild Hall, since 1940.
Married Frank Ellis, 1943 (divorced 1946). Married Mortimer F. Shapiro, July 31, 1960.
