Trivia

Once wired vaudeville producer E. F. Albee: 'Beginning next week my salary must be $10,000 per week". He wired back: "Your salary will remain $1,000 per week". At her next performance she sang eight bars of the opening song, stopped and said: "That's $1000 worth of my act" and walked off.

She introduced George M. Cohan's song, "Over There."

With husband Jack Norworth, starred in stage shows and co-wrote songs. Most famous composition is "Shine On, Harvest Moon".

Married 5th husband, Benjamin L Friedland, onboard the steamship Leviathan.

Was told by George M. Cohan that the name Dora Goldberg may be a hindrance to success on Broadway. Dora was then changed to Nora and Bayes was derived from the Hebrew letter beis.

Was one of just a handful of actresses to have a Broadway theater named after her.

Musical comedy star popular on both sides of the Atlantic.

Had adopted three children, all were under the age of 10 at the time of her death.

When annoyed with coughing coming from the audience, she would sometimes feign a coughing fit and then sarcastically say: "Please excuse my very rude behavior".

Was known for her charity work, her last public performances were at two charitable events just a couple of days before her abdominal operation.

In July of 1914 her doctor erroneously told her she had six months to live.

In 1925 four men surrounded her car, shot her chauffeur and stole the jewelry she was wearing. The thieves later learned that it was costume jewelry.

In 1929 the proceeds from her estate auction amounted to less than $1000.

Father: Elias Goldberg; Mother: Rachel Miller.