Bayes was born as Leonora Goldberg in Joliet, Illinois. She was performing professionally in Vaudeville in Chicago by age 18. She toured from San Francisco, California to New York City, and soon became a star both on Vaudeville and Broadway. She was an accomplished singer, comedienne and actress.
In 1908 she married singer/songwriterJack Norworth. The two toured together, and were credited as co-writing a number of tunes, including their huge hit Shine On, Harvest Moon, which the pair debuted in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1908.
Since Bayes was also an accomplished comedienne and actress, she flourished in the cleaner venue of vaudeville, which succeeded the variety shows.
Bayes' style of performing was perfect for the times.
Not only was NoraBayes a successful and accomplished performer, she was also in some ways a forerunner of the feminist movement, which reached its zenith long after her death.
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