Tanguay, Eva
(1878–1948)> SINGER
Eva Tanguay Singer Marbleton, Canada, August 1, 1878; Hollywood, California, January 11, 1948. Tanguay had a fairly ordinary voice but tremendous enthusiasm and energy. She was vaudeville ’s highest-paid star, personifying the idea of her most famous song, the 1905 Harry Sutton-Jean Lenox “I Don’t Care.” She became known as the “I Don’t Care Girl,” brazenly proclaiming to managers, directors, fellow performers, and even audiences that she really didn’t care what they thought of her. Her love…