Maude Nugent

Maude Nugent Nugent, [Jerome], Maude (b Brooklyn, NY, 12 Jan 1873 or 1874; d New York, 3 June 1958). American singer and composer. She began her career in vaudeville, achieving tremendous success in 1896 with her song Sweet Rosie O’Grady, which became the archetypal waltz ballad of the 1890’s. Over the next few years Nugent’s songs included Mamie Reilly (1897), I can’t forget you, honey (1899) and Somebody wants you (1909), but none were more than minor successes. Nugent introduced many of her songs herself; but the lyrics were occasionally supplied by her husband, William Herome. At the age of 28 she retired from the stage to raise a family, although she made a vrief return seven years later. After several decades in relative obscurity Nugent began appearing in ‘Gay Nineties’ shows in the 1940s and, with her nostalgic appeal and lively presence, she enjoyed a brief vogue as a television personality in the 1950s. -Source The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers by Julie Anne Saide, Rhian Samuel

Her husband was the songwriter William Jerome.

External links

• Maude Nugent at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Nugent, Maude
Alternative names	Jerome, Maude Nugent
Short description	American singer and composer. She began her career in vaudeville, achieving tremendous success in 1896 with her song Sweet Rosie O’Grady, which became the archetypal waltz ballad of the 1890’s.
Date of birth	January 12, 1873 or 1874
Place of birth	Brooklyn, NY
Date of death	June 3, 1958
Place of death	New York