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'''Ethel Ernestine Harper''' (1903–1979)<ref name="daggy.name">http://daggy.name/cop/bkofdead/obits-ha.htm</ref> was an [[United States|American]] performer. She is best known for her portrayal of the [[Aunt Jemima]] advertising character during the 1950s. She was also the final "living person" basis for the official [[Aunt Jemima]] image most commonly seen in print and on [[billboards]] before it was changed to a composite in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=104161433|title=The Myth of Aunt Jemima: Representations of Race and Region|work=questia.com|accessdate=5 May 2015}}</ref> She worked as a traveling "Aunt Jemima" on behalf of the [[Quaker Oats Company]], giving presentations at schools, churches and other organizations. |
'''Ethel Ernestine Harper''' (1903–1979)<ref name="daggy.name">http://daggy.name/cop/bkofdead/obits-ha.htm</ref> was an [[United States|American]] performer. She is best known for her portrayal of the [[Aunt Jemima]] advertising character during the 1950s. She was also the final "living person" basis for the official [[Aunt Jemima]] image most commonly seen in print and on [[billboards]] before it was changed to a composite in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=104161433|title=The Myth of Aunt Jemima: Representations of Race and Region|work=questia.com|accessdate=5 May 2015}}</ref> She worked as a traveling "Aunt Jemima" on behalf of the [[Quaker Oats Company]], giving presentations at schools, churches and other organizations. |
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Harper graduated from college when she was seventeen years old. She worked as a teacher.<ref>http://www.prmuseum.com/kendrix/jemimas.html</ref> She also sang with the |
Harper graduated from college when she was seventeen years old. She worked as a teacher.<ref>http://www.prmuseum.com/kendrix/jemimas.html</ref> She also sang with the Three Ginger Snaps, and she appeared in the 1939 film ''[[The Hot Mikado]]'' with [[Bill Robinson|Bill "Bojangles" Robinson]]. She took the role of Aunt Jemima during the 1940s. |
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Harper died of a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] in 1979.<ref name="daggy.name"/> |
Harper died of a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] in 1979.<ref name="daggy.name"/> |
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION =American actress |
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Revision as of 06:23, 8 October 2015
Ethel Ernestine Harper (1903–1979)[1] was an American performer. She is best known for her portrayal of the Aunt Jemima advertising character during the 1950s. She was also the final "living person" basis for the official Aunt Jemima image most commonly seen in print and on billboards before it was changed to a composite in the 1960s.[2] She worked as a traveling "Aunt Jemima" on behalf of the Quaker Oats Company, giving presentations at schools, churches and other organizations.
Harper graduated from college when she was seventeen years old. She worked as a teacher.[3] She also sang with the Three Ginger Snaps, and she appeared in the 1939 film The Hot Mikado with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. She took the role of Aunt Jemima during the 1940s. Harper died of a heart attack in 1979.[1]
See also
Other actress portraying Aunt Jemima:
References
- ^ a b http://daggy.name/cop/bkofdead/obits-ha.htm
- ^ "The Myth of Aunt Jemima: Representations of Race and Region". questia.com. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ http://www.prmuseum.com/kendrix/jemimas.html
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