Hidden Figures: Mable Lee #BlackHERstoryMonth 11/28 (Patreon)

Hidden Figures: Mable Lee #BlackHERstoryMonth 11/28

Mable Lee (August 2, 1921 – February 7, 2019), sometimes spelled Mabel Lee, was an American jazz tap dancer, singer, and entertainer. Lee had been performing since the age of four. Lee appeared on Broadway, at the Apollo Theater, and in numerous other shows. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Rosella Moore and Alton Lee, Mable Lee was a child prodigy who began performing when she was four years old, at nine years of age was performing in local clubs with a big band and as a 12-year-old was appearing at the Top Hat nightclub in Georgia. She moved to New York City in 1940 to pursue a career as a singer and dancer, and soon joined the chorus of the Apollo Theater in Harlem. She subsequently worked at various nightclubs, before going to London, where she spent 18 months and performed at the Palladium. During World War II, she toured with the USO as a member of their first all-black unit. Known for her dancing in over a hundred of these short musical films during the 1940s, Lee was featured on the cover of the March 1947 issue of Ebony magazine. She also appeared on Broadway in multiple productions, including the 1952 revival of the musical Shuffle Along. Lee was the 2004 winner of the Flo-Bert Award which honors "outstanding figures in the field of tap dance", and a 2008 Inductee into the Tap Dance Hall of Fame. Lee died on February 7, 2019 at the age of 97. ****************** Merchandise! MAKE SURE U GETTA SHIRT!! https://www.teepublic.com/user/sssseren Follow me on social media! Instagram: @sensei_aishitemasu Personal Tumblr: http://sensei-aishitemasu.tumblr.com Tumblr for my work: https://sssseren.tumblr.com Snapchat: sssseren GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/tc5wh7q Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seren_sensei ****************** Did you know I wrote a book? ☺️ 'So, About That... A Year of Contemporary Essays on Race and Pop Culture' Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/About-That-Contemporary-Essays-Culture-ebook/dp/B013V0CHK6 Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B013V0CHK6 Digital download (e-book): https://gumroad.com/l/IkUa ****************** Links: Mabel Lee - Half Past Jump Time (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1Hy4SyUm94 'Famed Tap Dancer Mable Lee Dies at 97:' https://chicagocrusader.com/famed-tap-dancer-mable-lee-dies-at-97/ 'Mable Lee, Jazz Dancer And Queen Of Soundies, Has Died:' https://www.essence.com/culture/mable-lee-jazz-dancer-queen-soundies-died/ Mable Lee [biography]: http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.music.tdabio.123/default.html Tap Dance Hall of Fame - Mable Lee: http://atdf.org/awards/lee.html Mable Lee (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mable_Lee