LC control no. | n 78062601 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Carter, Nell |
Variant(s) | Carter, Nell Ruth |
Associated country | United States |
Associated place | New York (N.Y.) |
Birth date | 1948-09-13 |
Death date | 2003-02-23 |
Place of birth | Birmingham (Ala.) |
Place of death | Beverly Hills (Calif.) |
Field of activity | Performing arts Television broadcasting Music |
Affiliation | Broadway Theatre (Organization : New York, N.Y.) Village Gate (Nightclub) Rainbow Room (Restaurant) Bill Russell School (New York) |
Profession or occupation | Singers Actresses Comedians Entertainers |
Found in | Ain't misbehavin' [SR] p1978 (a.e.) container (Nell Carter) Variety's ww in show business, 1989 (Carter, Nell; b. Sept. 13, 1948, Birmingham, AL; actress) New York Times, Jan. 24, 2003 (Nell Carter, 54, singer and actress; d. Jan. 23, 2003, Beverly Hills, Calif.; b. Nell Hardy Sept. 13, 1948, Birmingham, Ala.) Nell Carter Scrapbook collection, 1981-2003: (Nell Carter, born Nell Ruth Hardy in 1948, she made her Broadway debut in the short-lived 1971 musical Soon; Carter was active in the theater and on television and film throughout the 1980s and 1990s; in some TV series she also appeared as Nell Ruth Carter) African American National Biography, accessed January 14, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Carter, Nell; Nell Ruth Hardy; singer, actress, comedian; born 13 September 1948 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States; studied acting at Bill Russell School, New York (1970-1973); worked at Village Gate and Rainbow Room; her first starring role on Broadway came with the blockbuster revue of Fats Waller songs, Ain't Misbehavin' (1978-1982). She was awarded the Obie, Tony, Theatre World, Emmy and Drama Desk awards; died 23 January 2003 in Beverly Hills, California, United States) |
Associated language | eng |