LC control no. | no 98131072 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Walker, George, 1873-1911 |
Variant(s) | Walker, Geo. (George), 1873-1911 Walker, Nash, 1873-1911 Walker, George W., 1873-1911 |
Birth date | [1872,1873] |
Death date | 1911-01-06 |
Place of birth | Lawrence (Kan.) |
Place of death | Central Islip (N.Y.) |
Field of activity | Vaudeville |
Profession or occupation | Entertainers |
Found in | Rogers, A. I'm a Jonah man, c1903: t.p. (Geo. Walker) Woll, A. Dict. of the black theatre, c1983: p. 260 (George Walker, 1873-1911; with Bert (Egbert Austin) Williams, part of the musical comedy vaudeville team, Williams and Walker) Smith, E.L. Bert Williams, c1992: p. 229-230 (George William Walker; partner of Bert Williams; b. ca. 1873 in Lawrence, KS; married Aida Overton Walker in 1899; early black recording artist for Victor Talking Machine Records in 1901; songwriter; d. Jan. 6, 1911 in Islip, N.Y. at age 38) Information from Kansas State Historical Society librarian, Dec. 1, 2008 (George William Walker; known locally as and cited in local media sources as: Nash Walker) Mapp, E. Directory of blacks in the performing arts, 2nd ed. (Walker, George W.; entertainer; teamed with Bert Williams as vaudeville act Williams and Walker, 1895; husband of Ada Overton Walker; b. 1873, Lawrence, Kans.; d. 1/6/1911, Central Islip, LI) The life of George "Nash" Walker, 2025 : ECIP (George William Walker was born on July 15, 1872, in Lawrence. His musical In Dahomey opened September 8, 1902 at the Grand Opera House, Stamford, Connecticut. Abyssinia opened February 20, 1906 at Shubert's Majestic Theatre in New York) Wikipedia, February 10, 2025: George Walker (vaudeville): born 1872 or 1873l died 1911; American vaudevillian, actor, and producer; was part of a vaudeville act with Bert Williams) |