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In Memoriam: Juanita Moore, 1914-2014

In Memoriam: Juanita Moore, 1914-2014

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Jan 05, 2014
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The clip above is from a so-called soundie, made in 1943 to promote The Mills Brothers’ hit “Paper Doll.” The woman in the lap of the Mills Brother on the far left, best visible at about the one-minute mark, is Juanita Moore. She was 29 years old, and this was the first piece of film that ever captured her. She died Jan. 31, 2014, age 99.

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