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Adelaide Hall (1901–1993)

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Adelaide Louise Hall was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her family moved to live across the East river in Harlem. It was here, amongst the rich and fertile rennaisance of black culture that Adelaide nurtured her dreams of becoming a star. 1921...Her first role - in the chorus line of the all black Broadway musical "Shuffle Along" - gave her a taste for the limelight... See full bio »

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in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died:

(age 92) in London, England, UK

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1950 Night and the City
Singer (scenes deleted)
 
1940 The Thief of Bagdad
Singer
 
1932 Dancers in the Dark
Gloria Bishop (singing voice) (uncredited)
 
1924 A Son of Satan
Chorus (unconfirmed)
 
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1940 The Thief of Bagdad (performer: "Hungarian Lullabye" - uncredited)
 
1935 An All-Colored Vaudeville Show (short) (performer: "To Have You, To Hold You" - uncredited)
 
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1989 Sophisticated Lady (documentary)
Herself
 
1986 Brown Sugar (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself
 
1981 Parkinson (TV series)
Herself
– 300th Edition (1981) … Herself
 
1974 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #3.16 (1974) … Herself - Guest
 
1939 Harlem in Mayfair (TV movie)
Herself
 
1935 An All-Colored Vaudeville Show (short)
Herself
 
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1946 Dixieland Jamboree (short)
Herself
 
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(1938) She acted in Pat Wallace and Guy Bolton's play, "The Sun Never Sets," at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, London, England with Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Todd Duncan, Stewart Granger, Henry Oscar, Mackenzie Ward, Frank Cochrane, Shelagh Furley, Wally Patch, and Charles Farrell in the cast... See more »

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To coincide with the centenary of Adelaide Hall's birth, in 2001 the London-based publisher ECOHP published Sophisticated Lady - A Celebration of Adelaide Hall by Stephen Bourne, a long-overdue biography of the acclaimed star. See more »

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