Herb Jeffries (born Umberto Alexander Valentino; September 24, 1913 – May 25, 2014) was an American actor of film and television and popular music and jazz singer-songwriter, known for his baritone voice.
Herbert "Herb" Jeffries, nacido como Umberto Alexander Valentino (24 de septiembre de 1913 - 25 de mayo de 2014), fue un cantante de jazz y actor estadounidense. Índice 1 Biografía 2 Filmografía parcial 3 Referencias 4 Bibliografía 5 Enlaces externos Biografía [ editar]
- 25 de mayo de 2014 (100 años), West Hills (Estados Unidos)
- Hollywood
Herb Jeffries (1913-2014) Actor Composer Director IMDbPro Starmeter See rank This velvet-toned jazz baritone and sometime actor was (and perhaps still is) virtually unknown to white audiences. Yet, back in the late 1930s and early 1940s, Herb Jeffries was very big...in black-cast films.
Herb Jeffries passed away on May 25, 2014, four months away from what would have been his 101st birthday on September 24. Had four children with three of his five wives, including with his fourth wife, who gave birth to his fourth child, when he was almost 80 years old. Devoted follower of the Yoga master Yogananda.
- Umberto Alejandro Ballentino
- September 24, 1913 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Herb Jeffries fue un barítono, baladista, cantante de jazz, actor estadounidense y primer vaquero cantor negro en el cine. Síntesis biográfica Herb Jeffries nació como Umberto Alexander Valentino el 24 de septiembre de 1913 en Detroit , Michigan de padre mestizo y madre nacida en Irlanda .
- 25 de mayo de 2014California, Estados Unidos
- Umberto Alexander Valentino
- Estadounidense
27 de may. de 2014 · Herb Jeffries, the jazz singer and actor who performed in a series of all-black Western movies in the 1930s, has died at the age of 100. Known to cinema audiences as the Bronze Buckaroo, he...
26 de may. de 2014 · Herb Jeffries, who sang with the Duke Ellington Orchestra during the Swing Era and made movie history in the 1930s as “The Bronze Buckaroo,” the silver screen’s first black singing cowboy, has...