Series: Sheila Weidenfeld's Daily Events Files ... 4/17/75 - Ford's Theater
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Mabley, Moms, 1894-1975
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Moms Mabley, byname of Jackie Mabley, original name Loretta Mary Aiken, (born March 19, 1894, Brevard, North Carolina, U.S.—died May 23, 1975, White Plains, New York), American comedian who was one of the most successful black vaudeville performers. She modeled her stage persona largely on her grandmother, who had been a slave. Wise, clever, and often ribald, Mabley dressed in frumpy clothes and used her deep voice and elastic face (and, in later years, her toothlessness) to great effect. Lor...
