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Rita Bell was an American lyric soprano and entertainer in vaudeville, musical theatre, radio, and "talkies". She was the principal actress of several Broadway musicals, such as "The Gingham Girl" and "Spice of Life". During her world tour, her singing voice and personality were broadcast from radio stations in Amsterdam, Berlin, Cape Town, and London. A singer-songwriter, Bell wrote many of her songs.

Early life and education
Marguerite (nickname, "Rita") Hughes Bell was born in Stratton, Nebraska, December 16, 1893. Her parents were S. Warren Bell and Alice Hughes. Her early education was in the public schools of Nebraska and Iowa. at the time, her practice did not take up all her energy. Bell organized a quartet including Grace Pfannebecker, Nita Stamp, Esther Thomann, and herself, touring Iowa on chautauquas and winter concerts. ==Career==
Career
She continued with amateur work while singing soprano at Peoples church. Bell also did one summer season in musical stock and light opera at Fairmont, Minnesota. She was booked for a leading role in Gus Edwards "Sunbonnet Sue" and "No, No, Nonette", but retired. She also performed in Shanghai and Hong Kong. in 1939, she was a pianist-singer at a restaurant in Brooklyn. Around 1940, Bell began appearing in USO shows. By 1972, she had made more than 2,000 benefit performances. ==Personal life==
Personal life
On September 15, 1923, she married Nathaniel Brittan Crittenden (1890-1958) of New York; In her later years, Rita Bell remained on Long Island and made her home in Great Neck, where she died January 8, 1992. ==References==
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