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Occupation (s) Nanny, cook, model. Known for. Aunt Jemima. Nancy Green (March 4, 1834 – August 30, 1923) was an American former slave, who, as "Aunt Jemima", was one of the first African-American models hired to promote a corporate trademark. The Aunt Jemima recipe was not her recipe, but she became the advertising world's first living trademark.
Aunt Jemima. Aunt Jemima was an American breakfast brand for pancake mix, table syrup, and other breakfast food products. The original version of the pancake mix was developed in 1888–1889 by the Pearl Milling Company and was advertised as the first "ready-mix" cooking product. [1][2] Aunt Jemima was modeled after, and has been a famous ...
Died. March 31, 1979 (1979-03-31) (aged 75) Morristown, New Jersey, US. Occupation (s) Singer, performer, clubwoman. Known for. Portrayed Aunt Jemima in the 1940s and 1950s. Ethel Ernestine Harper (September 17, 1903 – March 31, 1979) was an African-American educator and performer. She was known for her portrayal of the Aunt Jemima ...
Therese Gardella (December 19, 1894 – January 3, 1950) was an American performer on the stage and screen whose stage persona was Aunt Jemima. She was of Italian descent. She performed on both stage and screen, usually in blackface. Tess was born in Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania, to John and Louisa Gardella. [1] She came to New York City in 1918 ...
Frances Jane van Alstyne (née Crosby; March 24, 1820 – February 12, 1915), more commonly known as Fanny J. Crosby, was an American mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer. She was a prolific hymnist, writing more than 8,000 hymns and gospel songs, [a] with more than 100 million copies printed. [1] She is also known for her teaching and ...
Anna Short was born in 1897 in the Wallace area of Marlboro County, South Carolina. The Short family lived on the Pegues Place plantation as sharecroppers. [1] She grew up in Bennettsville, South Carolina, where she had three daughters and two sons. [1][2] Her husband, Weldon Harrington, left the family after 10 years of marriage. [2]
Written. 1875. Genre. Folk. Songwriter (s) Billy Kersands. " Old Aunt Jemima " is an American folk song written by comedian, songwriter, and minstrel show performer Billy Kersands (circa 1842–1915). The song became the inspiration for the Aunt Jemima brand of pancakes, as well as several characters in film, television, and on radio, named ...
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator. His original works include the poems "Paul Revere's Ride", "The Song of Hiawatha", and "Evangeline". He was the first American to completely translate Dante Alighieri 's Divine Comedy and was one of the fireside poets from New England.