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Catherine Basie

American burlesque performer, community organizer, and activist · United States · On the map · Activists · Lived 1914 to 1983 · aged 69

Catherine Basie (1914-1983) was a dancer who performed with the Whitman Sisters and starred as a featured dancer in musical short films called soundies. She married the jazz composer and bandleader Count Basie and was an advocate for civil rights and for children with disabilities.

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Lived 1914 to 1983 · aged 69