F. Ralph Gervers dating history

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Frank Ralph Gervers (November 19, 1865 – February 22, 1972), also known as F. Ralph Gervers, was an American impresario, talent manager, publicist, and variety producer who worked in American vaudeville and the theater circuit in the early twentieth century. As vaudeville began to decline, he entered the motion picture industry, where he worked as a film producer and was employed by Columbia Pictures. He was known as the husband and manager of vaudeville performer Signe Paterson, who achieved fame as one half of the duo Hale and Paterson. In later years, he worked as a newspaper publisher in Tampa, where he became a civic leader until his death.