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2. artspeak.fiu.edu › profiles › louis-armstrong-2Four Wives Share Louis Armstrong’s Story in ‘A Wonderful ...

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   Third wife Alpha Smith, married to Armstrong during his Hollywood years, is played by University of Miami grad and jazz singer Nicole Henry (Watch our ArtSpeak video interview with Nicole. ) Homestead-born Darlene Hope plays fourth wife Lucille Wilson, a Cotton Club singer whose marriage to Armstrong was the musician’s longest, lasting from ...

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Louis_ArmstrongLouis Armstrong - Wikipedia

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   Armstrong then married Alpha Smith. His relationship with Alpha began while he was playing at the Vendome during the 1920s and continued long after. [90] Armstrong's marriage to her lasted four years; they divorced in 1942.

4. ancestors.familysearch.org › alpha-smith-1906-1960Alpha Smith (1906–1960) • FamilySearch

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   Sep 6, 2023 · When Alpha Smith was born on 16 September 1906, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States, her father, Richard Wirt Smith, was 21 and her mother, Florence Taylor Homer, was 21. She married Louis Daniel Armstrong in 1938, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.

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5. www.biography.com › musicians › louis-armstrongLouis Armstrong: Biography, Jazz Musician, “Satchmo”

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   Jan 17, 2024 · During his marriage to Hardin, Armstrong began a relationship with a young dancer named Alpha Smith. In 1938, Armstrong finally divorced Hardin and married Smith, whom he had been dating for...

6. urbantimesonline.com › 2020/09/17 › the-rest-of-theThe rest of the story: Wirt’s famed son-in-law

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   Sep 17, 2020 · More accurately, her husband features prominently: “Richard Wirt Smith, age 54, and father-in-law of Louis Armstrong, widely known colored trumpet player and band leader, died in Trenton New Jersey.” Mrs. Louis Armstrong (Alpha) is listed as the sole survivor.

7. www.miamiherald.com › entertainment › performingLouie Armstrong play tells his story through ... - Miami Herald

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   Dec 24, 2021 · Jazz singer Nicole Henry plays the only wife who left Louis Armstrong, Alpha Smith. Stian Roenning

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   Who was Louis Armstrong?

   • If you’re a person of a certain age, a lover of jazz, a fan of outsized personalities, you’re probably familiar with the late LOUIS ARMSTRONG. He was the great jazz trumpeter and gravel-voiced singer whose 1964 recording of “Hello, Dolly!” dethroned the Beatles from a 14-week run atop Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.

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   Who plays Alpha Smith?

   • Third wife Alpha Smith, married to Armstrong during his Hollywood years, is played by University of Miami grad and jazz singer Nicole Henry ( Watch our ArtSpeak video interview with Nicole.)

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   What did Louis Armstrong do for a living?

   • He helped their two sons, Morris and Alex, collect "rags and bones" and deliver coal. In 1969, while recovering from heart and kidney problems at Beth Israel Hospital in New York City, Armstrong wrote a memoir called Louis Armstrong + the Jewish Family in New Orleans, LA., the year of 1907, describing his time working for the Karnoffsky family.

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   When did Louis Armstrong get a stamp?

   • In 1995, the U.S. Post Office issued a Louis Armstrong 32-cent commemorative postage stamp. In 1999, Armstrong was nominated for inclusion in the American Film Institute 's 100 Years ... 100 Stars.

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9. www.nydailynews.com › 2017/07/06 › the-life-andThe life and legacy of jazz legend Louis Armstrong

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   Jul 6, 2017 · After many years on the road, Armstrong finally settled in Corona, Queens in New York in 1943 after he left his third wife Alpha Smith for Lucille Wilson (pictured).