Herb jeffries biography 1940
Herb jeffries biography 1940!
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Herb Jeffries
American singer and actor (1913–2014)
Herb Jeffries | |
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Jeffries in 1944 | |
| Birth name | Umberto Alexander Valentino (alt.
Umberto Alejandro Balentino)[1] or Ballentino[2] |
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| Born | (1913-09-24)September 24, 1913 Detroit, Michigan, US |
| Died | May 25, 2014(2014-05-25) (aged 100) West Hills, Los Angeles, California, US |
| Genres | Jazz, popular |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor |
| Years active | 1933–1995 |
| Labels | Warner Bros.[3] |
Musical artist
Herb Jeffries (born Umberto Alexander Valentino; September 24, 1913 – May 25, 2014) was an American actor of film and television and popular music and jazz singer-songwriter, known for his baritone voice.
He starred in several low-budget "race"[1]Westernfeature films aimed at black audiences,[4]Harlem on the Prairie (1937), Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938), Rhythm Rodeo