Nina Mae McKinney
Actor, Film actor
1912 – 1967
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Who was Nina Mae McKinney?
Nina Mae McKinney was an American actress who worked internationally during the 1930s and in the postwar period in theatre, film and television, after getting her start on Broadway and in Hollywood. Dubbed "The Black Garbo" in Europe because of her striking beauty, McKinney was one of the first African-American film stars in the United States, as well as one of the first African Americans to appear on British television.
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- Born
- Jun 13, 1912
Lancaster - Also known as
- Nannie Mayme McKinney
- The Black Garbo
- Spouses
- Jimmy Monroe
(1935 - 1938)
- Jimmy Monroe
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- May 3, 1967
New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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