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Birleanna Blanks

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Birleanna Blanks

Birth
Iowa, USA
Death
12 Aug 1968 (aged 79)
New York, USA
Burial
Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Singer. She was one of the first African Americans to star in musical comedy theater. In the 1920s, she toured vaudeville in a singing and dancing act with her sister. In 1919, she was in "Over the Top" at Harlem's Lafayette Theater, the beginning of her musical comedy career. She also sang with The Fletcher Henderson Orchestra.
Singer. She was one of the first African Americans to star in musical comedy theater. In the 1920s, she toured vaudeville in a singing and dancing act with her sister. In 1919, she was in "Over the Top" at Harlem's Lafayette Theater, the beginning of her musical comedy career. She also sang with The Fletcher Henderson Orchestra.

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  • Originally Created by: Ginny M
  • Added: Jun 11, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14581383/birleanna-blanks: accessed ), memorial page for Birleanna Blanks (18 Feb 1889–12 Aug 1968), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14581383, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.