Tricky Davis, Alyce Key, Della Miles and Mae Johnson at a show, Los Angeles, 1940s

Item Overview

Title

Tricky Davis, Alyce Key, Della Miles and Mae Johnson at a show, Los Angeles, 1940s

Date Created

[1940s?]

Date

1940/1949

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Notes

Summary

Mae Johnson was a showgirl, dancer, singer and actress who was well known in the black entertainment world in the 1930s and 1940s. Her career began with nightclub performances in New York. She had the staring role in the film "Keep Punching." On the west coast she appeared in a few Hollywood films that had black musical numbers, giving a memorable performance in Lena Horne's "Stormy Weather." She recorded some songs with Austin McCoy and co-starred in the hit play "Two in a bed" with Louise Beavers.
Della Miles, long-time resident of Los Angeles, was married to Adolphus Miles.
Alyce Key was a Los Angeles dancer turned journalist.
C. L. "Tricky" Davis was a popular host and manager at shows and nightclubs, including the Club Broadway and Keyhole Lounge.

Description

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Seated, facing the camera, L to R: Tricky Davis, Alyce Key, Della Miles, and Mae Johnson.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph : b&w

Keywords

Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Names

Key, Alyce, 1911-2010
Miles, Della, 1910 or 11-1989
Davis, Tricky, d. 1990
Johnson, Mae, 1916-1999

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Entertainment
People

African American dancers--California--Los Angeles
African American women journalists--California--Los Angeles
African American businesspeople--California--Los Angeles