Jue Quon Tai

Jue Quon Tai in 1915

Jue Quon Tai (December 21, 1898 - September 24, 1991) was a Chinese-American vaudeville performer.[1]

Biography

She was born in California on December 21, 1896 or December 21, 1898 and sometimes used the Americanized name Rose Eleanor Jue.[2] She had a sister, So Tai Jue, who was also a vaudeville performer. Her sister was known as the "voice of the orient".[1]

She worked in vaudeville in Portland, Oregon and at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco.[1]

She attended the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in 1915 and then went to New York City.[3]

In 1920 she performed in Silks and Satins on Broadway from July 15, 1920 to September 4, 1920.[4]

In 1927 she married Harry Lachman. Her husband died in 1975.[5]

She died on September 24, 1991 under the name "Quon T. Lachman" and "Quon Tai Lachman" in Beverly Hills, California.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Jenny Cho. Chinese in Hollywood. Chinese Historical Society of Southern California.
  2. ↑ In an interview with the New York Times she said she was born as a princess in Beijing. This appears to have been a publicity stunt. The Social Security Death Index uses December 21, 1901 for her birth and the California Death Index uses December 21, 1905 and lists her birthplace as California. However the Chinese Exclusion Act paperwork uses the year 1898, which would be the most accurate. A 1918 ship manifest uses the year "1896".
  3. ↑ "Chinese Princess Here. She Says 'Gee' to Reporters and Smokes Sixty Cigarette a Day". New York Times. December 9, 1915. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  4. ↑ "'Silks And Satins' Pleasing At Times ... Introducing Jue Luon Tai, in One of the Enjoyable Numbers". New York Times. July 16, 1920.
  5. ↑ "Harry Lachman, A Film Director. Former Painter Dead at 88 Decorated by French". New York Times. March 21, 1975. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
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