Anne battler biography

American comedian and actor (–)

This article is about the American actor. For the English footballer, see Lou Costello (footballer).

Louis Francis Cristillo (March 6, – March 3, ), better known as Lou Costello, was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was best known for his double act with Bud Abbott and their routine "Who's on First?".

Abbott and Costello, who teamed in burlesque in , were among the most popular and highest-paid entertainers in the world during World War II. During a national tour in , they sold $85 million in war bonds in 35 days. By , their popularity waned from overexposure, and their film and television contracts lapsed. Their partnership ended in

Early life

Louis Francis Cristillo was born on March 6, , in Paterson, New Jersey, the son of Sebastiano Cristillo, an insurance sales agent, and Helen Rege, a silk weaver.^[3][4] His father was Italian, from Caserta,^[5] while his mother was an Am

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Anne of Brittany - The Formidable Heiress of a Vanishing Duchy

Anne of Brittany, the last duchess of a fully independent Brittany, was no ordinary girl. From childhood, she was brought up as the presumptive heir to her father’s duchy. When Anne was about two, she was joined by a sister, a disappointment to her father and mother, a princess of Navarre, who hoped for a son. As the years passed, their hopes faded. So, after Anne’s mother died in , her father presented Anne to his vassals as his heir.

Anne’s gouvernante, Countess Françoise de Dinan-Laval, chosen from Brittany’s highest nobility, oversaw all aspects of her education supported by a large staff. It seems Anne benefited from her excellent education for her father brought her into the councils of his duchy from an early age. The sources indicate that she was precocious, pious, opinionated, unspeakably stubborn, and charming.

This is the image I formed of Anne as I delved into the life of the woman who became Duchess of Br

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Anne Hannah Battler

When Anne Hannah Battler was born on 1 March , in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, William James Battler, was 34 and her mother, Isabelle Sherry McLaughlin, was She married Louis Francis Cristillo on 30 January , in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She immigrated to Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States in and lived in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States in and Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in She died on 5 månad , in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.