Anna Russell, a multifaceted artist, initially gained recognition as a folksinger on BBC radio in 1931, followed by appearances in Canada in 1940.
She then transitioned to the concert stage, making her New York City debut in a one-woman show in 1948, which she subsequently toured across the United States, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Canada.
Russell's creative endeavors included writing the lyrics and music for Anna Russell's Little Show in 1953 and composing the role of the Witch in the opera Hansel and Gretel the same year.
In 1963, she co-founded Grow Productions, Inc. with Robert Paine Grose and Joan White, which presented Lady Audley's Secret at the New York World's Fair in 1964.
Throughout her career, Russell has recorded her own material on Columbia records, penned The Power of Being a Positive Stinker in 1955, and authored the Anna Russell Songbook in 1958.
Notably, she served as the President of the B & R Music Publishing Company and received the Canadian Women's Press Club Award in 1956 as the best Canadian comedy writer of the year.
