| LC control no. | no2007126966 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Alix, May, 1902-1983 |
| Variant(s) | Alix, Mae, 1902-1983 Alix, Liza Mae, 1902-1983 Alix, Eliza Mae, 1902-1983 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 19020831 |
| Death date | 1983 |
| Place of birth | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Place of death | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Affiliation | Jimmie Noone's Apex Club Orchestra Harlem Opera House (New York, N.Y.) |
| Profession or occupation | Actors Entertainers |
| Found in | Armstrong, L. The original Hot Five recordings of Louis Armstrong [SR] 2007 (name not given) Anderson, G.H. The original Hot Five recordings of Louis Armstrong, c2007: p. 111 (Mae Alix; Chicago entertainer famous for doing running splits across the dance floor while collecting dollar bills; sang with Louis Armstrong's Hot Five) New Grove dict. of jazz, 2nd ed. (Alix, May (Liza Mae); b. Aug. 31, 1904, Chicago; singer) Rootsweb.com WWW site, Oct. 23, 2007: Social Security death index (May Alix; b. Aug. 31, 1902, d. Nov. 1983; last residence: Chicago, IL) African American National Biography, accessed November 1, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Alix, Liza May; Eliza May (or Mae) Alix; stage/screen actor, vaudeville performer; born 31 August 1902 in Chicago, Illinois, United States; jazz clarinetist and bandleader Jimmie Noone took notice of her (1921); collaborated with Noone's Apex Club Orchestra and recorded for Vocalion Records (1920s-1930s); performed at Dreamland Cabaret; performed with Louis Armstrong; performed at the Lafayette Theater with Duke Ellington (1927); performed in Europe (1930-1931); performed in Connie's Inn Revue, which opened at the Harlem Opera House (1931); died November 1983 in Chicago, Illinois, United States) |
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