Eddie Cantor

Eddie Cantor

male, deceased (1964)
musician, Jewish person, actor-singer, Broadway, Vaudevilleperformer, comedian…Blackface minstrel performer
Eddie Cantor (January 31, 1892 - October 10, 1964) was an American comedian, singer, actor, songwriter. Known to Broadway, radio and early...
Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire

male, deceased (1987)
Omaha, Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe, Best Musical or Comedy Actor Golden Globe, Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, American ballroom dancer, Emmy Award winner…Vaudevilleperformer
Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 - June 22, 1987), born Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska, was an American film and Broadway stage dancer,...
Marx Brothers

Marx Brothers

from New York City, Vaudevilleperformer, comedian, Jewish comedy, actor, American…vaudeville
The Marx Brothers were a popular team of sibling comedians who appeared in vaudeville, stage plays, film, and television.
Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

male, deceased (1966)
Roman Catholic, Old Man of the Mountain, Academy Honorary Award recipient, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Vaudevilleperformer, director
Buster Keaton (born Joseph Frank Keaton, October 4, 1895 - February 1, 1966) was an American silent film comic actor and filmmaker. His trademark...
Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

male, deceased (1974)
most influential figure in jazz, Swing pianist, Jazz composer, pianist, Big band bandleader, Bandleader…Vaudevilleperformer
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was an African American jazz composer, pianist, and band leader who has been one of the most influential figu...
Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

female, deceased (1995)
Christian, Republican, From Fort Worth, Texas, Traditional pop music singer, death from cardiovascular disease, scientist…Vaudevilleperformer
Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 - April 25, 1995) was an Academy Award-winning American film and stage actress and singer. In a film career spanning...
George Gershwin

George Gershwin

male, deceased (1937) (New York, New York, United States)
From Manhattan, Classical composer, Brain tumour death, Vaudevilleperformer, buried at Westchester Hills Cemetery, from New York City
George Gershwin (September 26, 1898 - July 11, 1937) was an American composer. He wrote most of his vocal and theatrical works in collaboration...
Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly

male, deceased (1996)
University of Pittsburgh alumni, Traditional pop music singer, Emmy Award winner, César Award winner, death by stroke, United States National Medal of Arts recipient…Vaudevilleperformer
Eugene Curran Kelly, better known as Gene Kelly, was an American dancer, actor, singer, director, producer, and choreographer. Kelly was a major...
Ma Rainey

Ma Rainey

female, deceased (1939)
Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey, Classic female blues singer, musician, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, blues, LGBT musician…Vaudevilleperformer, vaudeville
Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey, was one of the earliest known professional blues singers and one of the first...
James Cagney

James Cagney

male, deceased (1986)
film actor, Roman Catholic, death by myocardial infarction, buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Vaudevilleperformer, Best Actor Academy Award winner
James Francis Cagney, Jr. was an American film actor who won acclaim for a wide variety of roles and won the Oscar for Best Actor in 1942 for his...