Gladys Bentley
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 64 years ago |
Date of birth | August 12,1907 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania | |
United States | |
Date of died | January 18,1960 |
Died | Los Angeles |
California | |
United States | |
Full name | Gladys Alberta Bentley |
Record labels | Legacy Recordings |
Jasmine Records | |
Job | Singer |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 626918 |
Gladys Bentley Life story
Gladys Alberta Bentley was an American blues singer, pianist, and entertainer during the Harlem Renaissance. Her career skyrocketed when she appeared at Harry Hansberry's Clam House in New York in the 1920s, as a black, lesbian, cross-dressing performer.