| LC control no. | n 96084409 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Moore, Rudy Ray, 1927-2008 |
| Variant(s) | Moore, Rudolph Frank, 1927-2008 Prince Dumarr, 1927-2008 Dolemite, 1927-2008 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1927-03-17 |
| Death date | 2008-10-19 |
| Place of birth | Fort Smith (Ark.) |
| Place of death | Akron (Ohio) |
| Affiliation | United States. Army Milwaukee nightclub (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| Profession or occupation | Comedians Actors Singers |
| Found in | Dolemite, c1996: title page (Rudy Ray Moore) page 2 (b. 03-17-37; folklorist, comedian, rapper, singer and overall entertainer) New York times WWW site, Oct. 22, 2008 (Rudy Ray Moore; b. Rudolph Frank Moore, Mar. 17, 1927, Fort Smith, Ark.; d. Sunday [Oct. 19, 2008], Akron, Ohio, aged 81; his standup comedy, records, and movies related earthy rhyming tales of a vivid gaggle of characters as they lurched from sexual escapade to sexual escapade in a boisterous tradition, born in Africa, that helped shape today's hip-hop) African American National Biography, accessed March 2, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Moore, Rudy Ray; Prince Dumarr; “the Harlem Hillbilly”; King of the Party Records; comedian, stage / screen actor; born 17 March, 1927 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States; took tap dance classes, Cleveland, Ohio; landed dancing gig at Milwaukee nightclub, Cleveland; drafted into U.S. Army, stationed in Korea and West Germany (1950); started professional recording career (1950s); released several comedy albums (1959-1960s); produced and starred in amateur films on racial, sexual, and comedic topics (1990s); appeared in rap music videos (1990s); appeared on Arsenio Hall Show (1990s); died 19 October, 2008 in Akron, Ohio, United States) The authorized biography of Rudy Ray Moore, aka Dolemite, 2021. |
| Associated language | eng |
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