Andrew Basso, Who Appeared in Number of Comedies, Had Been Ill Six Months
New Britain, March 26--(Special)--Andrew Basso, formerly an outstanding local soloist, who after leaving here sang in a number of musical comedies, died in New York City early this week it became known here Friday. He was 49 years old. Mr. Basso's death o__ Ashley Hotel last Monday following a long illness. His funeral was held on Thursday from the Riverside Chapel on Amsterdam Avenue and in St. Malachy's, the well-known actor's church, in New York. Burial was in Kensico, N. Y., in the actor's plot there. As a young man in this city Mr. Basso attracted much attention by the excellence of his voice, and he sang in many amateur theatricals at church fairs and at similar events. He was employed at the time by the North & Judd Manufacturing Company and during this period was active in the industrial baseball league, pitching for the North & Judd team. He went to New York to study voice culture and later appeared in such musical comedies as, "Hit the Deck" and in vaudeville. He was __ further with the idea of __o grand opera when an injury to his hearing put an end to his hopes for an operatic career. Six months ago his health forced him to give up his work in the New York Sanitary Inspection Department. Mr. Basso leaves one brother, John Basso, proprietor of a store on Rockville Avenue here, and two sisters, Mrs. Anna Sullivan of New York City and Mrs. Joseph Perrachio of Hartford. [Hartford Courant (CT), Sat, 27 Mar 1943]
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Contributed by Starfishin, Mar 2019:
There is only one gravestone in the National Vaudeville Association plot that was given by the Veterans Administration, the federal agency that provides official monuments for U.S. servicemen and women. This is for Andrew Joseph Basso, and his tie to vaudeville and show business cannot be confirmed.
Basso was born 16 Nov 1892 in Manhattan to Italian immigrants. He was a bricklayer’s son and grew up on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village. In 1917 he was a shipping clerk living in New Britain, Connecticut.
On 23 May 1918 he enlisted in the Army and was sent to recruit training in Camp Upton on Long Island. The war in France was on, but Basso never served overseas. He was in Camp Gordon in Augusta, Georgia, when the Armistice was announced. In just six months in uniform he attained the rank of corporal. Basso was honorably discharged on 28 November 1918 and returned to Connecticut.
His whereabouts after the war are unclear, as are his ties to vaudeville. In 1940, he was a census worker living at the Hotel America at 145 W. 47th Street. The hotel was popular with those in the Times Square and Hell’s Kitchen area, and many actors were residents.
He lived with his wife, Barbara Basso, from about 1940 to 1943. They last resided at 157 W. 47th Street, the Hotel Manhattan, built in 1906 (today the Night Hotel). Rooms were $1.50 a night, and $2.00 for a double.
Andrew J. Basso died 22 March 1943, age 50. It can be assumed that since he does not have a grave marker provided by the N. V. A., perhaps a friend or family member gave him the space in the burial ground. The government provided the granite gravestone.
Information from the Kensico Vaudeville Project/Kevin Fitzpatrick
New Britain, March 26--(Special)--Andrew Basso, formerly an outstanding local soloist, who after leaving here sang in a number of musical comedies, died in New York City early this week it became known here Friday. He was 49 years old. Mr. Basso's death o__ Ashley Hotel last Monday following a long illness. His funeral was held on Thursday from the Riverside Chapel on Amsterdam Avenue and in St. Malachy's, the well-known actor's church, in New York. Burial was in Kensico, N. Y., in the actor's plot there. As a young man in this city Mr. Basso attracted much attention by the excellence of his voice, and he sang in many amateur theatricals at church fairs and at similar events. He was employed at the time by the North & Judd Manufacturing Company and during this period was active in the industrial baseball league, pitching for the North & Judd team. He went to New York to study voice culture and later appeared in such musical comedies as, "Hit the Deck" and in vaudeville. He was __ further with the idea of __o grand opera when an injury to his hearing put an end to his hopes for an operatic career. Six months ago his health forced him to give up his work in the New York Sanitary Inspection Department. Mr. Basso leaves one brother, John Basso, proprietor of a store on Rockville Avenue here, and two sisters, Mrs. Anna Sullivan of New York City and Mrs. Joseph Perrachio of Hartford. [Hartford Courant (CT), Sat, 27 Mar 1943]
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Contributed by Starfishin, Mar 2019:
There is only one gravestone in the National Vaudeville Association plot that was given by the Veterans Administration, the federal agency that provides official monuments for U.S. servicemen and women. This is for Andrew Joseph Basso, and his tie to vaudeville and show business cannot be confirmed.
Basso was born 16 Nov 1892 in Manhattan to Italian immigrants. He was a bricklayer’s son and grew up on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village. In 1917 he was a shipping clerk living in New Britain, Connecticut.
On 23 May 1918 he enlisted in the Army and was sent to recruit training in Camp Upton on Long Island. The war in France was on, but Basso never served overseas. He was in Camp Gordon in Augusta, Georgia, when the Armistice was announced. In just six months in uniform he attained the rank of corporal. Basso was honorably discharged on 28 November 1918 and returned to Connecticut.
His whereabouts after the war are unclear, as are his ties to vaudeville. In 1940, he was a census worker living at the Hotel America at 145 W. 47th Street. The hotel was popular with those in the Times Square and Hell’s Kitchen area, and many actors were residents.
He lived with his wife, Barbara Basso, from about 1940 to 1943. They last resided at 157 W. 47th Street, the Hotel Manhattan, built in 1906 (today the Night Hotel). Rooms were $1.50 a night, and $2.00 for a double.
Andrew J. Basso died 22 March 1943, age 50. It can be assumed that since he does not have a grave marker provided by the N. V. A., perhaps a friend or family member gave him the space in the burial ground. The government provided the granite gravestone.
Information from the Kensico Vaudeville Project/Kevin Fitzpatrick
Andrew Basso, Who Appeared in Number of Comedies, Had Been Ill Six Months
New Britain, March 26--(Special)--Andrew Basso, formerly an outstanding local soloist, who after leaving here sang in a number of musical comedies, died in New York City early this week it became known here Friday. He was 49 years old. Mr. Basso's death o__ Ashley Hotel last Monday following a long illness. His funeral was held on Thursday from the Riverside Chapel on Amsterdam Avenue and in St. Malachy's, the well-known actor's church, in New York. Burial was in Kensico, N. Y., in the actor's plot there. As a young man in this city Mr. Basso attracted much attention by the excellence of his voice, and he sang in many amateur theatricals at church fairs and at similar events. He was employed at the time by the North & Judd Manufacturing Company and during this period was active in the industrial baseball league, pitching for the North & Judd team. He went to New York to study voice culture and later appeared in such musical comedies as, "Hit the Deck" and in vaudeville. He was __ further with the idea of __o grand opera when an injury to his hearing put an end to his hopes for an operatic career. Six months ago his health forced him to give up his work in the New York Sanitary Inspection Department. Mr. Basso leaves one brother, John Basso, proprietor of a store on Rockville Avenue here, and two sisters, Mrs. Anna Sullivan of New York City and Mrs. Joseph Perrachio of Hartford. [Hartford Courant (CT), Sat, 27 Mar 1943]
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Contributed by Starfishin, Mar 2019:
There is only one gravestone in the National Vaudeville Association plot that was given by the Veterans Administration, the federal agency that provides official monuments for U.S. servicemen and women. This is for Andrew Joseph Basso, and his tie to vaudeville and show business cannot be confirmed.
Basso was born 16 Nov 1892 in Manhattan to Italian immigrants. He was a bricklayer’s son and grew up on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village. In 1917 he was a shipping clerk living in New Britain, Connecticut.
On 23 May 1918 he enlisted in the Army and was sent to recruit training in Camp Upton on Long Island. The war in France was on, but Basso never served overseas. He was in Camp Gordon in Augusta, Georgia, when the Armistice was announced. In just six months in uniform he attained the rank of corporal. Basso was honorably discharged on 28 November 1918 and returned to Connecticut.
His whereabouts after the war are unclear, as are his ties to vaudeville. In 1940, he was a census worker living at the Hotel America at 145 W. 47th Street. The hotel was popular with those in the Times Square and Hell’s Kitchen area, and many actors were residents.
He lived with his wife, Barbara Basso, from about 1940 to 1943. They last resided at 157 W. 47th Street, the Hotel Manhattan, built in 1906 (today the Night Hotel). Rooms were $1.50 a night, and $2.00 for a double.
Andrew J. Basso died 22 March 1943, age 50. It can be assumed that since he does not have a grave marker provided by the N. V. A., perhaps a friend or family member gave him the space in the burial ground. The government provided the granite gravestone.
Information from the Kensico Vaudeville Project/Kevin Fitzpatrick
New Britain, March 26--(Special)--Andrew Basso, formerly an outstanding local soloist, who after leaving here sang in a number of musical comedies, died in New York City early this week it became known here Friday. He was 49 years old. Mr. Basso's death o__ Ashley Hotel last Monday following a long illness. His funeral was held on Thursday from the Riverside Chapel on Amsterdam Avenue and in St. Malachy's, the well-known actor's church, in New York. Burial was in Kensico, N. Y., in the actor's plot there. As a young man in this city Mr. Basso attracted much attention by the excellence of his voice, and he sang in many amateur theatricals at church fairs and at similar events. He was employed at the time by the North & Judd Manufacturing Company and during this period was active in the industrial baseball league, pitching for the North & Judd team. He went to New York to study voice culture and later appeared in such musical comedies as, "Hit the Deck" and in vaudeville. He was __ further with the idea of __o grand opera when an injury to his hearing put an end to his hopes for an operatic career. Six months ago his health forced him to give up his work in the New York Sanitary Inspection Department. Mr. Basso leaves one brother, John Basso, proprietor of a store on Rockville Avenue here, and two sisters, Mrs. Anna Sullivan of New York City and Mrs. Joseph Perrachio of Hartford. [Hartford Courant (CT), Sat, 27 Mar 1943]
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Contributed by Starfishin, Mar 2019:
There is only one gravestone in the National Vaudeville Association plot that was given by the Veterans Administration, the federal agency that provides official monuments for U.S. servicemen and women. This is for Andrew Joseph Basso, and his tie to vaudeville and show business cannot be confirmed.
Basso was born 16 Nov 1892 in Manhattan to Italian immigrants. He was a bricklayer’s son and grew up on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village. In 1917 he was a shipping clerk living in New Britain, Connecticut.
On 23 May 1918 he enlisted in the Army and was sent to recruit training in Camp Upton on Long Island. The war in France was on, but Basso never served overseas. He was in Camp Gordon in Augusta, Georgia, when the Armistice was announced. In just six months in uniform he attained the rank of corporal. Basso was honorably discharged on 28 November 1918 and returned to Connecticut.
His whereabouts after the war are unclear, as are his ties to vaudeville. In 1940, he was a census worker living at the Hotel America at 145 W. 47th Street. The hotel was popular with those in the Times Square and Hell’s Kitchen area, and many actors were residents.
He lived with his wife, Barbara Basso, from about 1940 to 1943. They last resided at 157 W. 47th Street, the Hotel Manhattan, built in 1906 (today the Night Hotel). Rooms were $1.50 a night, and $2.00 for a double.
Andrew J. Basso died 22 March 1943, age 50. It can be assumed that since he does not have a grave marker provided by the N. V. A., perhaps a friend or family member gave him the space in the burial ground. The government provided the granite gravestone.
Information from the Kensico Vaudeville Project/Kevin Fitzpatrick
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