| LC control no. | n 79070899 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | McQueen, Butterfly |
| Variant(s) | McQueen, Thelma |
| Biography/History note | Individual was a Golden Globe awardee and Emmy awardee. |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1911-01-08 |
| Death date | 1995-12-22 |
| Place of birth | Tampa (Fla.) |
| Place of death | Augusta (Ga.) |
| Field of activity | Acting |
| Affiliation | City University of New York. City College Venezuela Jones' Youth Theatre Group (Harlem, N.Y.) |
| Profession or occupation | Actors Actresses |
| Found in | The Danny Kaye show [SR] 1976 (a.e.) (Butterfly McQueen, name spoken) Buxton, F. The big broadcast, 1972 (Butterfly McQueen) Variety's ww in show business, 1989 (McQueen, Butterfly (Thelma McQueen); b. Jan. 8, 1911, Tampa, FL; actress) IMDb, Feb. 10, 2009: (b. Jan. 7, 1911; d. Dec. 22, 1995, Augusta, Ga., died of burns; name legally changed to Butterfly McQueen) African American National Biography, accessed February 24, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (McQueen, Butterfly; actress; born 08 January 1911 in Tampa, Florida, United States; BS in political science from City College in New York City; joined Venezuela Jones' Youth Theatre Group in Harlem (1935); starred in television version of Beulah (1950); performed in Three Men on a Horse (1969); her significant television project was, The Seven Wishes of Joanna Peabody (1978), last role in The Mosquito Coast (1986), and last television appearance in Polly (1989); received Golden Globe and Emmy awards; died 22 December 1995 near Augusta, Georgia, United States) |
| Associated language | eng |
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