Mae Johnson
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Mae Johnson was a singer and dancer who performed in several American films.
She had a leading role in the 1939 film Keep Punching and appears on a lobby card promoting the film.[1] She was also in the 1943 film Stormy Weather performing the song "I Lost My Sugar in Salt Lake City".[2]
She was billed as a sepia Mae West for a show at the Apollo Theater and was also referred to as Harlem's Mae West.[3] She married "Buck" West in June 1942.[3]
Filmography
- Keep Punching (1939)
- Stormy Weather (1943)[4]
- Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
- Hers to Hold (1943)
References
- ^ "Keep Punching, lobbycard, Mae Johnson, Henry Armstrong, Francine..." Getty Images.
- ^ https://Fwww.allmusic.com%2Fartist%2Fmae-johnson-mn0001008997%2Fbiography
- ^ a b "The Hi de Ho blog | MAE JOHNSON, THE SEPIA MAE WEST: FORGOTTEN STAR OF THE COTTON CLUB (Part 3) | Blog". www.thehidehoblog.com.
- ^ "Mae Johnson | Biography & History". AllMusic.