John Steel was born on 11 January 1895 in Montclair, New Jersey, USA. He was married to Jeanette Hackett. He died on 25 June 1971 in New York City, New York, USA.
Note: List may not be complete. Mr. Steel was an extremely popular performer who, somewhat remarkably, never appeared in a flop production in those he is officially credited.
Popular Broadway musical star of the period 1910 - 1930. Introduced
Irving Berlin's song standard "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" in the
"Ziegfeld Follies of 1919." He subsequently made a best-selling
recording of the song for Victor.