"Without that basic foundation in showmanship, an act can’t remain at the top. Half of the children nowadays don’t even know how to take a bow."
Moms Mabley
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“By the time I started the baby burlesques at age three and a half, I had a basic understanding of dancing, and how to fall down, and how to find the light.”Shirley Temple the kid superstar
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Ebony wrote a feature story on Moms after she finally broke into Hollywood with a role as the title character in the film Amazing Grace. She played a beloved community member who rouses support for a young, idealistic mayoral candidate played by Sidney Portier.
Ebony | Google Books |
Moms was forever young at heart and old in her act.
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