entertainer

Entertainer gets theatre poster-style headstone

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Laura Devlin BBC News, Suffolk Stuart Buckle The poster design reflects Roy Hudd’s career and love of the theatre and music hall The widow of entertainer Roy Hudd has praised the “fantastic” theatre poster-style headstone placed at his grave. The comic and actor, who lived near Stowmarket in Suffolk, had a career spanning more than … Read more

Hazel Scott, a trailblazing entertainer and activist, was silenced. A PBS doc brings her to light

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The name Hazel Scott should probably be as well known as Billie Holiday or Lena Horne. A jazz virtuoso and classical pianist, the one-time child prodigy became one of the most well-known entertainment figures of the 1930s and ‘40s, playing in some of New York City’s most iconic venues, including Café Societythe Cotton Club and … Read more