Musicians Born in April 1898

  • Apr 3 George Jessel, American stage and screen actor, singer, producer and host known as "The Toastmaster General", born in New York City (d. 1981)
  • Apr 5 Herb Flemming [Nicolaiih El-Michelle], American jazz trombonist and vocalist, born in Butte, Montana (d. 1976)
  • Apr 9 Julius Patzak, Austrian tenor singer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1974)

Paul Robeson (1898-1976)

Apr 9 American bass-baritone singer ("Old Man River"), actor and civil rights activist, born in Princeton, New Jersey

  • Apr 12 (Alice) "Lily" Pons, French-American coloratura soprano opera singer (Metropolitan Opera, 1931-60) and actress (That Girl From Paris), born in Draguignan, France (d. 1976)
  • Apr 15 Nini de Boël, Flemish operetta singer (White Horse), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1982)