The Resume

(January 25, 1896-November 1, 1927)
Born in Washington, District of Columbia
Starred in 'Shuffle Along' and 'Lew Leslie's Blackbirds'
Died in New York City from surgical complications related to tuberculosis

Why she might be annoying:

Her work is largely forgotten.
None of her musical performances were preserved on tape or film.
She was photographed teaching a seal to dance the Charleston.

Why she might not be annoying:

She was the daughter of ex-slaves.
She garnered the nickname 'The Queen of Happiness' due to her bubbly personality and exciting stage persona.
She was featured in the magazines Vogue and Vanity Fair, a feat for a black woman of that era.
Duke Ellington immortalized her in the song 'Black Beauty.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 08]
• Black and Beautiful
• Ebony Magazine's 100 Most Fascinating Black Women of the 20th Century [March 1999]
• I Am Vaudeville [M-Z]
• I Died in 1927 (Ranked: 31)
• I Died in My 30s (Ranked: 31)
• I Have Tuberculosis
• I'm Buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx
• Jazz Artists
• Profiles 25251-25500 (Ranked: 25479)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 29 Votes: 89.66% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 36 Votes: 44.44% Annoying