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NAME: Florence Mills
OCCUPATION: Dancer, Singer
BIRTH DATE: January 25, 1896
DEATH DATE: November 01, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH: Washington, D.C.
PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York
Originally: Florence Winfrey

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Performer Florence Mills captivated audiences during the Jazz Age and Harlem Renaissance. She performed on Broadway in 1922’s Plantation Revue.

Florence Mills biography

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Florence Mills was born on January 25, 1895, in or near Washington, D.C. She made her stage debut at age five as “Baby Florence.” Her breakthrough happened in 1921, when she appeared in the Off-Broadway musical Shuffle Along. In 1922, she appeared on Broadway. The song “I'm a Little Blackbird Looking for a Bluebird” became her trademark song. She planned to start an all-black revue, but died in 1927.

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