[1] Esther Dale died in the summer of 1961 following surgery in Queen of Angels Hospital in Hollywood.

In Berlin, Germany, she studied music and enjoyed a successful career as a singer of lieder on the concert stage.

[3] Her singing career included appearances with the New York Philharmonic and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

[3] In America, Dale transferred to the acting stage and cultivated a career as an actress in Summer stock.

That same year, she guest-starred in the TV Western series Wagon Train, playing Grandma Birch, in the episode "The Julie Gage Story".