Dancer

Zaidee Jackson

American actress

Born 1898 · AugustaDied 1970United StatesFrance
Zaidee Jackson
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Zaidee Jackson was an American dancer, born in 1898 in Augusta, who died in 1970.

Biography

Zaidee Jackson (December 30, 1897 – December 15, 1970) was an American-born jazz, spiritual and traditional pop singer, dancer and actress who performed in the United States and Europe. From 1938 to 1956 she lived and worked in Romania. Accused of being a Communist, her American passport was revoked and she could only return to the United States following a successful appeal filed by the American Civil Liberties Union with the Board of Immigration Appeals.

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Contemporaries

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American singer and dancer (1898-1999)

1898–1999
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Broadway musical star (1898–1936)

1898–1936
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American film personality and fashion designer (1897-1966)

1897–1966
Zelda Fitzgerald

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American writer (1900–1948)

1900–1948
Adele Astaire

Adele Astaire

American dancer and entertainer (1896-1981)

1896–1981
Mamie Eisenhower

Mamie Eisenhower

First Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961

1896–1979
Verna Mersereau

Verna Mersereau

American actress and dancer (1896–1935)

1896–1935
Pauline Lawrence

Pauline Lawrence

American designer and musician in modern dance (1900-1971)

1900–1971

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