Grace La Rue

Grace La Rue (born Stella Parsons; April 23, 1882 – March 13, 1956) was an American actress, singer, and vaudeville headliner.

Grace La Rue was born Stella Parsons in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 23, 1882, to Lucy L.

[citation needed] La Rue began her career as a teenager, working with a traveling tent show.

Her act featured the song "You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)", from the show Honeymoon Express, a musical she had appeared in with Al Jolson.

In 1919, La Rue made her screen debut opposite American stage and film actor Hale Hamilton in the melodrama That's Good.

Signed drawing by Manuel Rosenberg 1919