# Belva Gaertner

> Belva Eleanora Gaertner was an American woman who was acquitted of murder in a 1924 trial. She inspired the character of Velma in the 1926 play Chicago created by Maurine Dallas Watkins; Watkins reported on the trial for the Chicago Tribune. The Velma character became Velma Kelly in the 1975 musical based on the play.

*American acquitted of murder*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/belva-gaertner

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1884-09-14
- **Died:** 1965-05-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 47.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.3 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 4.7 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Belva Gaertner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belva_Gaertner)
- [Belva Gaertner](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belva_Gaertner)
- [ベルヴァ・ガートナー](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC)
- [Belva Gaertner](https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belva_Gaertner)
- [بیلوا گارٹنر](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7_%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%B9%D9%86%D8%B1)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4884844)

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