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Denise Orme
English music hall singer, actress and musician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jessie Smither, Duchess of Leinster (25 August 1885 – 20 October 1960),[1] known by her stage name Denise Orme, was an English music hall singer, actress and musician who appeared regularly at the Alhambra and Gaiety Theatres in London in the early years of the 20th century. Married, successively, to an English baron, a Danish millionaire, and an Irish duke, she was the maternal grandmother of Aga Khan IV.
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The Duchess of Leinster | |
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![]() Orme, c. 1905 | |
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Born | Jessie Smither (1885-08-25)25 August 1885 |
Died | 20 October 1960(1960-10-20) (aged 75) London, England |
Spouses | Tito Wessel
(m. 1928; div. 1934) |
Children | Joan Yarde-Buller Richard Yarde-Buller, 4th Baron Churston John Reginald Henry Denise Grosvenor, Baroness Ebury Lydia Russell, Duchess of Bedford Primrose Cadogan, Countess Cadogan Hugo Wessel |
Relatives | Aga Khan IV (grandson) Amyn Aga Khan (grandson) Charles Cadogan, 8th Earl Cadogan (grandson) John Yarde-Buller, 5th Baron Churston (grandson) |
Education | Royal Academy of Music Royal College of Music |
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