Saturday 22 July 2023

Alice Barker

Born: 30 July 1912, New York, New York, USA
Died: 6 April 2016, Brooklyn, New York, USA
 
Alice Barker was a dancer on stage and screen. She appeared in a few 'Soundies' of the 1940s as well as some other film appearances stretching back to the mid-1930s. In 2015 Alice was featured in a YouTube video watching herself on film for the first time at the age of 102. 

King for a Day (1934) as Dancer (uncredited)

Alice Barker is in the middle of the doorway. With Bill 'Mr. Bojangles' Robinson on the right with the light coloured hat.















 
Legs Ain't No Good (1942) as Barfly Beauty (uncredited)
 
A 'Soundie' starring Edna Mae Harris and Bobo 'Slim' Thomas.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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