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Carter, Nell

LC control no.n 78062601
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Personal name headingCarter, Nell
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Variant(s)Carter, Nell Ruth
Associated countryUnited States
Associated placeNew York (N.Y.)
Birth date1948-09-13
Death date2003-02-23
Place of birthBirmingham (Ala.)
Place of deathBeverly Hills (Calif.)
Field of activityPerforming arts Television broadcasting Music
AffiliationBroadway Theatre (Organization : New York, N.Y.) Village Gate (Nightclub) Rainbow Room (Restaurant)
Bill Russell School (New York)
Profession or occupationSingers Actresses Comedians
Entertainers
Found inAin'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 languageeng