Juanita Boisseau
Juanita Boisseau Ramseur (born July 22, 1911 in Baltimore , Maryland, † May 22, 2012 in New York City , New York) was an American dancer.
Juanita Boisseau was a star dancer at the Cotton Club , a nightclub in New York City that featured numerous well-known African American jazz musicians and entertainers during the Prohibition era in the 1920s and 1930s . She worked notably with Lena Horne , Duke Ellington, and Louis Armstrong .
She was married to Frederick D. Ramseur († 2000).
Web links
- Juanita Boisseau in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Former Cotton Club Dancer Juanita Boisseau Ramseur Dies at 100 in Inland Valley News on June 20, 2012
- Anthomy Bond: "Last of the Cotton Club girls: Legendary dancer who starred at Harlem's notorious 'whites-only' venue dies aged 100" , dailymail.co.uk, May 29, 2012 (English)
- Juanita Boisseau Ramseur at findagrave.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Juanita Ramseur's obituary notice ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in the New York Daily News on May 31, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boisseau, Juanita |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Boisseau Ramseur, Juanita; Ramseur Juanita |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American dancer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 22, 2012 |
| Place of death | New York City |