Brown, Ruth, 1928-2006
URI(s)
Variants
- Weston, Ruth, 1928-2006
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1928-01-31
Death Date
- 2006-11-17
Birth Place
- Portsmouth, Va.
Occupation
Actress
Singer
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Sources
- found: Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, and Ruth Brown. [Phonodisc] 1968.
- found: Feather, L.G. The encycl. of jazz in the seventies, c1976:(Brown, Ruth, b. Portsmouth, Va., 1/30/28)
- found: LEXIS/NEXIS, Feb. 24, 1998: Cont. theatre, film, tv, 1993:v. 11 (Ruth Brown; original name, Ruth Weston; b. Jan. 31, 1928, in Portsmouth, VA; actress and singer)
- found: New York times WWW site, Nov. 20, 2006(in obituary published Nov. 18: Ruth Brown; b. Ruth Weston, Jan. 12, 1928, Portsmouth, Va.; d. Friday [Nov. 17, 2006], Las Vegas, aged 78; gutsy rhythm and blues singer whose career extended to acting and crusading for musicians' rights)
LC Classification
- ML420.B819
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Change Notes
- 1981-06-09: new
- 2013-02-22: revised
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