Trivia

Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 525-526. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.

Died on her 88th birthday, a little over than three years after her husband Lester Cowan's death.

Had no children.

Husband Lester Cowan died exactly two weeks after their 55th wedding anniversary.

Graduated from Omaha Central High School of Omaha Nebraska in 1923.

A movie industry Trade Paper item in mid-1934 stated that Ann Ronell was writing songs for an upcoming Paramount musical to be entitled "The Big Broadcast of 1934". Ultimately no such movie was made and there is no evidence that any songs she may have written for it were ever used in any later productions.

Ann Ronell appeared as herself, singing her hit song "Baby's Birthday Party", accompanying herself on piano, in the Tiffany Pictures short film "The Voice of Hollywood", series 2, number 3, released August 2, 1931. At the piano she also accompanies Walter Huston as he sings "Why Speak of It Now?".