Olsen, George
(1893–1971)> BANDLEADER
George Olsen Bandleader Portland, Oregon, March 18, 1893; Paramus, New Jersey, March 18, 1971. Olsen started his career by forming a band at the University of Michigan, then headed to the West Coast and later New York, where he worked for Florenz Ziegfeld. Olsen led the pit bands for Ziegfeld’s Broadway musicals Kid Boots (1924), Ziegfeld Follies of 1924, Sunny (1925), Good News (1927), and Whoopee (1928). His wife, Ethel Schutta, was his female vocalist, and Fran Frey was his male singer. The…