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    Gertrude Hoffmann

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  1. Gertrude W. Hoffmann (born Eliza Gertrude Wesselhoeft; May 17, 1871 – February 13, 1968) was a German-born American character actress who began her Hollywood career in her sixties.

  2. Aug 1, 2017 · Before Madonna and Britney, there was Gertrude Hoffman, a dancer who pushed the boundaries of public decency and paved the way for future female performers.

  3. Katherine Gertrude Hoffmann (née Hay, May 7, 1883 – October 21, 1966) was an American early 20th-century vaudeville dancer and choreographer.

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  5. Oct 19, 2016 · Gertrude Hoffmann (1885-1966) enjoyed a long career as a performer, choreographer, and producer. Brooklynology introduced the versatile vaudevillian in a blog post that’s now more than 5 years old; it followed that post with another on her most famous act, the scandalous “Vision of Salome” dance.

  6. No one embodied the restless ambitions of American stage dancing during the first decades of the 20th century like Gertrude Hoffman. Emerging from the vaudeville song and dance tradition, she toured in a comic girl duo with Etta Pearce where she developed a love of engaging with her audiences.

  7. Gertrude Hoffman. Actress: Louise de Lavallière. German-born Gertrude Hoffman began her film career in Germany in 1918, but she didn't start her Hollywood career until she was past 60 years of age, making her American film debut in 1933.

  8. Oct 20, 2020 · Gertrude Hoffmann didnt sing in this style, but she did perform in blackface when she was imitating comedians who did the same. More frequently, she borrowed from what she perceived to be exotic cultures of the Middle East and East Asia, especially any stories originating in 1,001 Arabian Nights .

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