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Bricktop, Los Angeles, 1917. Photo from the autobiography, Bricktop. Born Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith in 1894 to her black father and mulatto mother, the baby’s flaming red hair earned her another name—Bricktop. She was a teenager when she got her first job in show business on Chicago’s South Side and wound up a ...
The Ada "Bricktop" Smith DuConge Papers, 1920s-1984, primarily document the latter part of Bricktop's life and career. The Papers consist of letters and cards, daily planners and address books, notes on religious thoughts and other subjects, financial papers, sheet music, and news clippings. The diaries range from the 1920s to 1983 and in some ...
Biographical Sketch. The internationally known cabaret personality Bricktop was born Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith on August 14, 1894 in Alderson, West Virginia. She acquired the nickname “Bricktop” from Barron Wilkins (owner of the Barron’s Exclusive Club in Harlem), establishing her red hair as her trademark.
1 de feb. de 1984 · Bricktop's on the Via Veneto was a mecca for American and European tourists, but its owner once told a friend: ''Compared to my little 14-table spot in Paris years ago, this place is a dump.'' She ...
Ada ‘‘Bricktop’’ Smith Duconge’s autobiography, Bricktop, cowritten with James Haskins, was published in 1983, just before her death in New York City. She was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame in November 2013. This Article was written by R. F. Hendricks. Last Revised on May 19, 2020.
Ada “Bricktop” Smith, named for her red hair, was a legendary African American jazz singer who owned night clubs in Paris, Mexico, and the US. She was born in Alderson, West Virginia in 1895. She is said to have taught the Prince of Wales to dance the Charleston and that Cole Porter wrote “Miss Otis Regrets” just for her.
23 de jul. de 2015 · Part African American, part Irish American, Ada “Bricktop” Smith’s nickname, derived from her brilliant red hair, was emblematic of both her fiery temper and exuberant personality. She proudly embraced both sides of her identity, insisting well into the 1970s that people refer to her as a Negro: “Don’t say ‘black,’ I hate ‘black.’
