Before Jeanette MacDonald, There Was BERNICE CLAIRE
Bernice Claire (Bernice Jahnigen, 1906-2003) was a star of operetta and vaudeville, which translated into a brief movie career in the early days of talkies. Originally from Oakland, California she made her stage debut in 1918 as a child performer. Trained as an operatic soprano, she performed in high school musicals, including such challenges as […]