| LC control no. | no 91030618 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Christy, Edwin Pearce, 1815-1862 |
| Variant(s) | Christy, E. P. (Edwin Pearce), 1815-1862 |
| See also | Founded corporate body: Christy Minstrels |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Buffalo (N.Y.) |
| Birth date | 18151128 |
| Death date | 18620521 |
| Place of birth | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Place of death | New York (N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Minstrel shows Minstrel music |
| Profession or occupation | Blackface entertainers Composers Producers and directors |
| Special note | Do not confuse with: Christie, Edwin |
| Found in | Christy's new songster and black joker, 1863: t.p. (Edwin P. Christy) Christy's plantation melodies, 1854: t.p. (E.P. Christy) New Grove dict. of Amer. mus. (Christy, Edwin Pearce; b. 11-28-1815, Philadelphia, PA; d. 5-21-1862, New York; minstrel manager and performer) Wikipedia, viewed Jan. 15, 2013 (Edwin Pearce Christy; American composer, singer, actor, and stage producer; founded blackface minstrel group Christy's Minstrels in 1843 in Buffalo, N.Y.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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