Your Fave MIGHT Be Catholic: Annette HanshawKnown for: Beloved jazz singer of the 1920s & 19

Your Fave MIGHT Be Catholic: Annette HanshawKnown for: Beloved jazz singer of the 1920s & 1930s, she was known for having a fairly short career in the music industry, & yet was still considered one of the greatest & most popular singers of her time. She initially planned a career in being a painter, but after performing songs on a local radio station, she was encouraged to make a career in music. Thus, she began her career in jazz singing, & was quick to gain popularity. During her career, she appeared on several radio shows, played with many popular bands & artists at the time, & recorded several records. After a performance with the The Chevrolet Musical Moments Revue in 1937, she decided to retire from music & since lived a quiet life with her family, only occasionally making radio appearances every once in a while. One reason for her sudden retirement from music was, according to a 1972 interview, she personally did not enjoy the show business life & preferred living a more introverted life, singing only for the fun of it. Despite this, she still has a very beloved legacy with many fans, & her music later went on to be used in the independent animated film by Nina Paley known as Sita Sings the Blues (a feminist retelling of the Indian epic The Ramayana told from the character Sita’s point of view, which is 100% free to watch & can be checked out here - I strongly recommend it!). She was known for having a very delicate & relaxed singing voice, & she ended all of her songs with the catchphrase “That’s all!”Why I say MIGHT as opposed to IS: As previously mentioned, Annette did not enjoy the big show business lifestyle, & thus she did an excellent job keeping her private life very private. Because of this, there’s not really any information out there about Annette’s religious beliefs. There’s nothing out there about where Annette & her husbands got married, & she is buried in the Ferncliff Cemetery, which is a public cemetery in Hartsdale & thus isn’t restricted to any specific religion. The most that could be found about Annette’s religious beliefs are that the celebrity gossip website Who’s Dated Who has “Roman Catholic” listed under the religion section of her profile. But that website isn’t the most reliable, so we can’t be 100% sure. However, in this instance, it really wouldn’t be too hard to believe - many entertainers from this time period were devout Catholics, so it’s certainly very possible she could be one of them!If this post is wrong: If this post is wrong & a reliable source somewhere states that Annette practiced a different religion during her life, please politely inform me in an ask & I’ll have this post modified. -- source link

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