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Bessie Smith

Bio: Bessie Smith was an American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age. Nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues", she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s

Born: Sun, Apr 15 1894

Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Death: Sun, Sep 26 1937

Bessie Smith is 43 years old

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The Story Of The Blues

Bessie Smith would have been no older than 43 in The Story Of The Blues as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jun 30 2004

It's Black Entertainment

Bessie Smith would have been no older than 43 in It's Black Entertainment as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Fri, Feb 08 2002

A Huey P. Newton Story

Bessie Smith would have been no older than 43 in A Huey P. Newton Story as 'Self (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Movie Released: Mon, Jun 18 2001

Blues Masters

Bessie Smith would have been no older than 43 in Blues Masters as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jan 01 1999

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

Bessie Smith would have been no older than 43 in Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Tue, Nov 02 1993

Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues

Bessie Smith would have been no older than 43 in Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jan 01 1993

Wild Women Don't Have the Blues

Bessie Smith would have been no older than 43 in Wild Women Don't Have the Blues as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jan 01 1989

St. Louis Blues

Bessie Smith was 35 in St. Louis Blues as 'Bessie - Battered Wife'.

Movie Released: Sun, Sep 08 1929

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