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Tucker, Sophie, 1884-1966

LC control no.n 87139429
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LC classificationML420.T89 Biography
Personal name headingTucker, Sophie, 1884-1966
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Variant(s)Abuza, Sonya Kalish, 1884-1966
Kalish-Abuza, Sonia, 1884-1966
Kalish Abuza, Sonya, 1884-1966
Kalish-Abuza, Sophie, 1884-1966
Kalish, Sonia, 1884-1966
Birth date[1884-01-13,1886-01-13]
Death date1966-02-09
Place of birthTulʹchyn (Ukraine)
Place of deathManhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Profession or occupationSingers
Women comedians
Actresses
Radio personalities
Found inHer Follow a star [SR] 1987: label (Sophie Tucker, singer)
LC data base, 10/29/87 (hdg.: Tucker, Sophie, 1884-1966)
New Grove dict. of Amer. mus. (Tucker, Sophie (Kalish, Sonia); b. Jan. 13, 1884, Russia, d. Feb. 9, 1966, New York; singer and entertainer)
Encyc. of pop. mus. online, May 15, 2010 (Tucker, Sophie; b. Sophie (or Sonia) Kalish-Abuza, Jan. 13, 1884, the daughter of Russian parents, in transit between Russia and Poland; d. Feb. 9, 1966, New York, USA; claimed to be "The Last Of The Red-Hot Mamas")
Tucker, S. Origins of the red hot mama [SR] p2009: label (Sophie Tucker) program notes (biographical information uncertain: b. 1884 or later; Sonya Kalish Abuza; took the name Tucker after brief marriage to Louis Tuck; d. Feb. 1966)
Wikipedia, Sept. 17, 2019 (Sophie Tucker; b. January 13, 1886 in Tulchyn, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire; d. February 9, 1966 in Manhattan; Ukrainian-born American singer, comedian, actress, and radio personality)