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Mae Johnson

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Mae Johnson (September 13, 1917 - March 29, 1999) was a singer and dancer who performed in several American films.

She had a leading role in the 1939 film Keep Punching and appears on a lobby card promoting the film.[1] She was also in the 1943 film Stormy Weather performing the song "I Lost My Sugar in Salt Lake City".[2]

She was billed as a sepia Mae West for a show at the Apollo Theater and was also referred to as Harlem's Mae West.[3] She married "Buck" West in June 1942.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Keep Punching, lobbycard, Mae Johnson, Henry Armstrong, Francine..." Getty Images.
  2. ^ https://Fwww.allmusic.com%2Fartist%2Fmae-johnson-mn0001008997%2Fbiography
  3. ^ a b "The Hi de Ho blog | MAE JOHNSON, THE SEPIA MAE WEST: FORGOTTEN STAR OF THE COTTON CLUB (Part 3) | Blog". www.thehidehoblog.com.
  4. ^ "Mae Johnson | Biography & History". AllMusic.