Vera Guilaroff
Vera Guilaroff (born October 26, 1902 in London , Ontario , † October 23, 1976 in Montreal ) was a Canadian pianist and composer .
As a child, Guilaroff took piano lessons from her sister Olga , who lived as a piano teacher in Montreal. As a teenager she worked as a silent film pianist at the Regent Theater , initially as a substitute, from 1919 as the successor to Harry Thomas . She was briefly a student of Walter Hungerford at the McGill Conservatory and then performed with Willie Eckstein in nightclubs and on the radio as the Piano Ramlers , which made her known as the Princess of the Radio .
In the 1920s she toured the United States' vaudeville theaters with her husband, drummer and xylophone player Harry Raginsky . In the late 1930s she appeared on the BBC and made two records of hit films on His Master's Voice . Between 1940 and 1945 she appeared in Montreal as part of the troop support, later she turned to the composition.
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| SURNAME | Guilaroff, Vera |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian pianist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , Ontario |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 1976 |
| Place of death | Montreal |