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rdf:type	Historical Figure
rdfs:label	Belva Gaertner
rdfs:comment	Belva Gaertner (born Belva Eleanora Boosinger, September 14, 1884 - May 14, 1965), was an American cabaret singer who was famously acquitted for murdering her lover in Chicago in 1924. She inspired the fictional character Velma Kelly/Velma Wall in the play Chicago. The character also appears in the musical based on the play.
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dcterms:subject	Died of Natural Causes (OTL) Historical Figures Convicted Criminals Americans Smokers Adulterers Alcoholics Divorced People Joe Steele Characters 1880s Births (OTL) Widowed People (OTL) Singers 1960s Deaths (OTL)
type of appearance	Contemporary reference
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Spouse	Overbeck William Gaertner, married and divorced several times, until his death 1948)
Name	Belva Gaertner
Cause of Death	Natural causes
Occupation	Cabaret singer
Death	1965
Birth	1884
Nationality	United States
novel or story	Novel only
abstract	Belva Gaertner (born Belva Eleanora Boosinger, September 14, 1884 - May 14, 1965), was an American cabaret singer who was famously acquitted for murdering her lover in Chicago in 1924. She inspired the fictional character Velma Kelly/Velma Wall in the play Chicago. The character also appears in the musical based on the play.