Ada "Bricktop" Smith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ada "Bricktop" Smith

American entertainer

Date of Birth: 14-Aug-1894

Place of Birth: Alderson, West Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 01-Feb-1984

Profession: actor, singer, musician, autobiographer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith, better known as Bricktop, (August 14, 1894 – February 1, 1984) was an American dancer, jazz singer, vaudevillian, and self-described saloon-keeper who owned the nightclub Chez Bricktop in Paris from 1924 to 1961, as well as clubs in Mexico City and Rome.
She has been called "...one of the most legendary and enduring figures of twentieth-century American cultural history."



Alternative names	Carl Van Vetchen; Carl van Vechten
Description	American writer and photographer
Date of birth/death	17 June 1880	21 December 1964
Location of birth/death	Cedar Rapids	New York City
Authority control	: Q312851 VIAF: 5056030 ISNI: 0000 0001 1558 7789 ULAN: 500058409 LCCN: n78095475 NLA: 35576955 WorldCat