Jackie "Moms" Mabley (Mar 19, 1897 - May 23, 1975). Stand-up comedian, actress. Born Loretta Mary Aiken, she began her career on the theater stage in the 1920s and became a veteran entertainer of the Chitlin' Circuit of Black vaudeville. Mabley later recorded comedy albums and appeared in films and on television programs including ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ and ‘The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour’.
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