Sophie Tucker
Birthday: 1884-01-13
Place of Birth: Tulchyn, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine]
Biography: Sophie Tucker (born Sofia Kalish; January 13, 1886 – February 9, 1966) was a Russian-American singer, comedian, actress, and radio personality. Known for her powerful delivery of comical and risqué songs, she was one of the most popular entertainers in the U.S. during the first half of the 20th century. She was known by the nickname "the Last of the Red-Hot Mamas".
Movies
Follow the Boys
During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star...
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Broadway Melody of 1938
Steve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading ...
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, war...
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Sensations of 1945
As dancer Ginny Walker performs on stage, a veiled woman in the audience stands up, accuses Ginny of...
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Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women
A documentary film about three generations of female Jewish comedians and the complexity and challen...
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The Joker is Wild
A Prohibition-era nightclub crooner has his career is cut short when his throat is slashed by a mob ...
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Gay Love
Sisters are music-hall performers. One loves the other's fiancé and decides to quit the show, but th...
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Ain't Misbehavin'
Compilation of extracts from 'blue' movies from 1900 to the 1940s intercut with clips of popular mus...
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Honky Tonk
Nightclub hostess Sophie Leonard educates her daughter Beth abroad and keeps her life secret for her...
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Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Cricket West is a hopeful actress with a plan and a pair of vocal chords that bring down the house. ...
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The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
The rags to riches story of Sophie Tucker, an iconic superstar who ruled the worlds of vaudeville, B...
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