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Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith (August 14, 1894 – February 1, 1984), better known as Bricktop, was an American dancer, jazz singer, vaudevillian, and self-described saloon-keeper who owned the famous nightclub "Chez Bricktop" in Paris from 1924 to 1961, as well as clubs in Mexico City and Rome.
- Dancer, singer, vaudeville performer, nightclub owner
- August 14, 1894, Alderson, West Virginia, U.S.
- Ada DuCongé
- February 1, 1984 (aged 89), New York City, U.S.
Ada Smith. Ada Smith ist der Name folgender Personen: Ada Smith (Tänzerin) ( Bricktop; 1894–1984), US-amerikanische Vaudeville-Tänzerin und Sängerin. Ada Smith (Turnerin) (1903–1994), britische Turnerin.
30. Apr. 2024 · Ada “Bricktop” Smith (1894-1984) was an actress, singer, nightclub owner and international celebrity host.
31. Jan. 2024 · Ada “Bricktop” Smith died in her Manhattan apartment one night in 1984, aged 89. Cole Porter declared that his friend must have been “an empress” in a former life. It seems an apt description of a no-nonsense woman who carried herself with regal grace (when sober), entertained the world’s political and artistic elite ...
5. März 2017 · Originally named Ada Smith, she would go by the name Bricktop for most of her life. A woman who was the center of the night scene in Paris during the ’20s, Bricktop was a talented woman in her own right and fostered the talent of the people around her. Making connections with some of the most incredible rising stars of her day ...
15. Aug. 2011 · Whenever she was asked about her start in the world, the legendary saloonkeeper Bricktop—born Ada Smith—replied: On the fourteenth day of August 1894, in the little town of Alderson, West-by-God-Virginia, the doctor said, “Another little split-tail,” and on that day Bricktop was born. T. S. Eliot later added, “…and on that day Bricktop was born.
6. Jan. 2013 · Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith (“Bricktop”), vaudevillian actress, singer, nightclub owner, and international celebrity host, was born August 14, 1894 in Alderson, West Virginia, to Thomas and Hattie Thompson Smith.
