Frank Crumit (September 26, 1889 â€" September 7, 1943) was an
American singer, composer, radio entertainer and vaudeville star. He
shared his radio programs with his wife, Julia Sanderson, and the two
were sometimes called "the ideal couple of the air."Crumit was born in
Jackson, Ohio, the son of Frank and Mary (née Poore) Crumit. He made
his first stage appearance at the age of five in a minstrel
show.Attending local schools, Crumit graduated from high school in
1907. After briefly attending an Indiana military academy, he entered
Ohio University and later Ohio State University. His primary purpose
for entering Ohio University was to follow in the footsteps of his
grandfather, Dr. C. K. Crumit, who had been a medical doctor. He
instead graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in
electrical engineering. This career did not last long, as his passion
seemed to be music and the old ballads of the 19th century; his love
of music and theater dated back to his early years in the Methodist
Church choir and led him to pursue a musical career. He studied voice
in Cincinnati and then tried out unsuccessfully for opera in New York
City.[citation needed]By 1913, in his early 20s, he was performing on
the vaudeville stage, first with a trio and then a year later on his
own, playing ukulele; he was referred to as "the one-man glee club" in
New York City's night spots. He appeared in the Broadway musical Betty
Be Good in 1918, where he was the first to play the ukulele on
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