Walkerr, Ada Overton (1870–1914)
Walkerr, Ada Overton (1870–1914)
African-American actress, dancer and singer. Name variations: Aida Overton Walker. Born 1870 in Richmond, VA; died Oct 11, 1914, in New York, NY; m. George Walker (singer and dancer), June 22, 1899 (died 1911).
Performed on tours with Black Patti company but is thought to have received little formal training in dance; worked with great co-stars, including Bert Williams, George Walker and Sissieretta Jones; appeared on Broadway in Sons of Ham (1900), In Dahomey (1902), In Abyssinia (1906) and Bandanna Land (1908).
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