Ada "Bricktop" Smith

"Bricktop" redirects here. For other uses, see Bricktop (disambiguation).
For the modern-era politician, see Ada L. Smith.

Ada "Bricktop" Smith
Smith in 1934
BornAugust 14, 1894
Alderson, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedFebruary 1, 1984(1984-02-01) (aged 89)
New York City, U.S.
Known forDancer, singer, vaudeville performer, nightclub owner

Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia "Bricktop" Smith DuConge (née Smith; August 14, 1894 – February 1, 1984) was an American dancer, jazz singer, vaudevillian, and self-described saloon-keeper who owned the famous nightclub Chez Bricktop in Paris from 1924 to 1961, as well as clubs in Mexico City and Rome.

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