Adele Ritchie
Adele Ritchie  | |
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| Born | December 21, 1874 | 
| Died | April 24, 1930 (aged 55) Laguna Beach, California, U.S.  | 
| Occupation(s) | Comic opera, musical comedy and vaudeville performer | 
Adele Ritchie (December 21, 1874 – April 24, 1930) was an American prima donna of comic opera and star of Edwardian musical comedies and vaudeville. Her career began in the early 1890s and continued for nearly twenty-five years. She killed a friend, then herself in a murder–suicide.