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Red Hot Mama: The Life of Sophie Tucker
By Sklaroff, Lauren Rebecca
- ISBN
- 9781477312360 9781477316344
- Publisher
- Univ. of Texas
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Starred Review on March 15, 2018 | Arts and Humanities
Sophie Tucker, the most famous, prolific, and commercially successful female yiddishe performer in entertainment history, finally gets her critical and biographical due in noted American cultural historian and professor (Univ. of South Carolina) Sklaroff's academic but accessible text. Born Sonya Kalish (later Abuza) in 1886 to Russian Jewish immigrant parents, Tucker's incredible longevity as a singer, actress, comedian, and personality reached a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
