Thomas D. Rice
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 164 years ago |
Date of birth | May 20,1808 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Manhattan |
New York | |
United States | |
Date of died | September 19,1860 |
Died | Brooklyn |
New York | |
United States | |
Nationality | American |
Place of burial | Green-Wood Cemetery, New York City, New York, United States |
The Green-Wood Cemetery, New York, United States | |
Spouse | Charlotte Bridgett Gladstone |
Job | Actor |
Singer | |
Playwright | |
Periods | 1827–1860 |
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ID | 566589 |
Thomas D. Rice Life story
Thomas Dartmouth Rice was an American performer and playwright who performed in blackface and used African American vernacular speech, song and dance to become one of the most popular minstrel show entertainers of his time. He is considered the "father of American minstrelsy".