Ada "Bricktop" Smith

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Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith, better known as Bricktop, was an American dancer, singer, vaudevillian, and self-described saloon-keeper who owned the nightclub Chez Bricktop in Paris from 1924 to 1961, as well as clubs in Mexico City and Rome. She has been called "...one of the most legendary and enduring figures of twentieth-century American cultural history."

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Born

Aug 14, 1894
Alderson

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Died

Feb 1, 1984
New York City

Resting place

Woodlawn Cemetery

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on July 23, 2013